Monday was hotter than Sunday with dew points high again, about the same as yesterday, in the uncomfortable 70s most of the day. We warmed up to the low 90s by later mid-afternoon. The day featured partly cloudy skies, the high dew points and threatening looking clouds in the late afternoon which would yield strong storms with downed trees and some power outages elsewhere in the region but not here. The daily minimum temperature in the low 70s was reached in the early morning just before sunrise.

The winds were about the same as yesterday, veering to an easterly direction in the evening, peaking in the early evening. Barometric pressures were highest in the evening hours while the lowest was in the late afternoon.

Tuesday through Saturday should be partly to mostly sunny, hot and humid with highs in the low 90s through Wednesday then cooling into the mid 80s thereafter with lows in the upper 60s to around 70 through Thursday but then cooling down to the low 60s on Friday and Saturday. There looks to be no real chances of showers and storms through the period.

Statistics for Monday:

High temp 90.6 at 1559

Low temp 73.0 at 0549

Max humidity 93% at 0432

Min humidity 48% at 1605

Max dew point 76 at 1219

Min dew point 67 at 1903

Max barometric pressure 29.99″ at 2241

Low barometric pressure 29.89″ at 1735

Peak Wind Gust (PWG) 22 MPH from the E at 1823

Monday’s average daily wind speed 4.2 (BWI) 4.6 (IAD)

Monday’s average sky cover 0.6 (BWI) 0.6 (IAD)

Daily total precipitation 0 (BWI 0.04″ IAD 0)

July total precipitation 3.17″

Year-to-date total precipitation 17.46″

Sunrise 0606 (EDT)

Sunset 2026 (EDT)

Moon Waning Gibbous

Currently at 0251 AM EDT Tuesday we have clear skies with a temperature of 73.2, barometer 29.95″ and falling, relative humidity 89%, dew point 70, winds N-NE at 0-5 MPH. No rain has fallen since midnight into the tipping bucket VP2 gauge at the USG site across the street from me.

The attached image for today shows last Saturday (7/17) afternoon’s thunderstorm clouds building out my bedroom window.