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Weather party – Saturday November 11, 2017 – Manchester Maryland

Weather party – Saturday November 11, 2017 – Manchester Maryland

Below and attached as the feature image is a picture from the party back in 2012. If you happen to be in the northern Maryland area at the time of the party, just give me a call on my cell phone (240-454-2034)  and we can direct you in, if you can’t find his house through GPS (his address is shown below) or the local Manchester Maryland map also shown below.  Herb will be serving cheeseburgers, hot dogs, and other goodies….

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A cloudy, cool, wet evening update for West Rockville Maryland for Saturday November 4 2017

A cloudy, cool, wet evening update for West Rockville Maryland for Saturday November 4 2017

Saturday was cooler, cloudy and wet (0.54″), the rain falling during the evening hours. Temperatures were cooler with upper 50s for highs and mid 40s for the usual AM low. Cloudy skies have continued overnight with a bit of light rain (0.06″ since midnight on the VP2 gauge) with temps holding in the low 50s. Dew points lowered with the cooler weather, rising only into the low 50s. At 0722 EST (all time references will now be in standard time…

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Southern New England Weather Conference – Saturday, November 4, 2017

Southern New England Weather Conference – Saturday, November 4, 2017

Since 2000, the Southern New England Weather Conference has provided a place for weather enthusiasts and professionals to gather and share their knowledge and expertise regarding topics such as winter weather forecasting, severe weather, hurricanes, advances in the science of meteorology, and emergency preparedness, as well as numerous other topics.  The featured image is meltwater on the surface of the Columbia Glacier, Columbia Bay, Alaska, June 20, 2008 Details on today’s Southern New England weather conference can be found at: …

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A mostly cloudy, mild, dry update for West Rockville Maryland for Friday November 3 2017

A mostly cloudy, mild, dry update for West Rockville Maryland for Friday November 3 2017

Friday started out sunny but with increasing clouds starting in the AM and turning mostly cloudy during most of the PM hours. Temperatures were mild once again in the low 70s for highs and upper-low 50s for minimum values. Cloudy skies have continued overnight with temps dropping nicely since midnight obs. Dew points rose a bit more today, rising into the low 60s later in the day but starting to drop late/during the overnight. At 0750 we have mostly cloudy…

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A sunny, milder, dry update for West Rockville Maryland for Thursday November 2 2017

A sunny, milder, dry update for West Rockville Maryland for Thursday November 2 2017

Thursday was a mostly sunny day with no rain. Temperatures were milder in the lower 70s for highs and upper-mid 40s for minimum values. Clear skies have continued overnight with continued mild temperatures for early November. Dew points rose a bit today, rising into the low 60s later in the day. At 1003 we have sunny skies and dry with quite a bit of high clouds such as cirrus and altocumulus scattered about. Temperatures are in the mid 50s with…

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A mostly cloudy, milder, dry update for West Rockville Maryland for All Saints Day Wednesday November 1 2017

A mostly cloudy, milder, dry update for West Rockville Maryland for All Saints Day Wednesday November 1 2017

Wednesday was a mostly cloudy day with scattered sprinkles around but not measurable/observed at my station. Temperatures were a bit milder in the upper 50s for highs and low 40s for minimum values. Mostly cloudy skies have continued overnight with continued mild temperatures for early November. Dew points rose a bit today, rising into the mid 50s later in the day. At 0545 we have mostly cloudy skies and dry with little wind at the moment. Temperatures are in the…

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A partly to mostly sunny, seasonable, dry update for West Rockville Maryland for Halloween Tuesday October 31 2017

A partly to mostly sunny, seasonable, dry update for West Rockville Maryland for Halloween Tuesday October 31 2017

Tuesday was a partly to mostly sunny day, dry and seasonably cool to finish out the month of October on a typically spooky Halloween day. Clouds have increased again this evening and overnight. Dew points stayed low once again today, remaining in the low 30s to about 40°. At 0715 we have mostly cloudy skies and dry with little wind at the moment. Temperatures are in the low 40s with dew points in the mid 30s. The Tuesday minimum temperature…

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A cloudy, wet, mild early AM then mostly sunny, somewhat cooler, drying out rest of day update for West Rockville Maryland for Monday October 30 2017

A cloudy, wet, mild early AM then mostly sunny, somewhat cooler, drying out rest of day update for West Rockville Maryland for Monday October 30 2017

Monday started out cloudy and still wet with light rain between midnight to about 0335. Then gradually most of the morning had lifting and then clearing skies with temps remaining in the 40s overnight through most of the morning but then warmed up into the mid 50s through the afternoon with slowly decreasing winds. Dew points stayed low today, staying in the lows 30s to low 40s. At 0803 we have a fair skies dry and fairly calm. Temperatures are…

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A cloudy, gradually cooler, wet, stormy evening update for West Rockville Maryland for Sunday October 29 2017

A cloudy, gradually cooler, wet, stormy evening update for West Rockville Maryland for Sunday October 29 2017

Sunday started out cloudy and slightly wet with occasional light showers early but warmed up into the lower-mid 60s through the early afternoon. Increasing SE breezes through the early afternoon veered more northerly/ northwesterly thereafter and advected gradually colder air and storm clouds with moderate rain, higher, steadier wind gusts during a very interesting evening. Temperatures warmed from the not so chilly early AM minimums in the 50s up to the lower-mid 60s in the mid afternoon. The temps then…

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A partly sunny, milder, but still dry update for West Rockville Maryland for Saturday October 28 2017

A partly sunny, milder, but still dry update for West Rockville Maryland for Saturday October 28 2017

Saturday was a partly sunny, milder but still dry day. Temperatures warmed from the not so chilly early AM minimums in the upper 40s up to the mid 60s in the mid afternoon. Once again the temps didn’t drop as much as yesterday in the evening, remaining in the lower 60s. Dew points rose some more today, ranging from the mid 40s up to the upper 50s. Now at 0730 we have cloudy, slightly wet skies that will only get…

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