West Rockville MD Weather

Saturday was a cloudy, warmer, breezy day that finally got a bit of rain right at the very end of the observation day (0.02″). Temperatures started in the mid 30s then warmed up all day after a warm front passed our area from south to north. Dew points rose later in the day, starting around 30° early then rising all day into the low 50s by the evening. Overnight rain since midnight has totalled 0.10″ in my VP2 tipping bucket…

Read More Read More

Friday was a cooler, partly cloudy, breezy at times day to finish up the workweek. I checked data reported yesterday and all checked out correctly except for minor timing differences not worth reporting further on. Temperatures started in the mid 30s. Dew points were lower than yesterday, staying no higher than the low 30s and dropping down into the upper 20s. At 0743 we have a partial high cloud overcast of mostly broken altocumulus. Temperatures are in the upper-mid 30s….

Read More Read More

Thursday started out mild and cloudy with showers scattered lightly around the region (but not at my location). Please note that due to earlier browser problems I didn’t have access to my exact data directly from my VP2 for Thursday extremes as normally shown. I employed a backup I have at my disposal from my daily weather underground station data. It usually runs pretty close. I will be checking that against the actual which I can read now but don’t…

Read More Read More

Wednesday started out cold, clear and frosty (formed at ground level near rain gauge that I saw – despite a low temp above freezing). Later, partly cloudy skies predominated during the rest of the day with very similar temperature lows as on Monday but slightly warmer maxs. Temps rose up to the lower 50s. Dew points rose a bit from yesterday, from the 30° to the mid 40s. In the evening clouds returned as a line of dying showers approached…

Read More Read More

Tuesday was a generally partly cloudy day with very similar temperature extremes as on Monday. Temps rose up to the upper 40s. Dew points were a bit lower than yesterday, from the low 30s to the upper 30s. At 0800 we have generally clear skies with a few scattered high clouds on the horizon as the sun prepares to rise in the eastern sky. Temperatures are in the mid 30s, but showcasing clear, calm mornings like this have the coldest…

Read More Read More

Monday started out cloudy with overnight light rain (0.13″) that ended before dawn then we had a partly cloudy afternoon with temps rising up a bit into the upper 40s. Dew points rose some from yesterday, from the mid 30s up to the low 40s. At 0756 we have a stratocumulus overcast sky, light winds, and moderating temperatures into the low 40s with dew points up into the upper 30s. The Monday minimum temperature from the VP2 (37.7°) was recorded…

Read More Read More

Sunday was still relatively cold but moderated from yesterday’s colder day with partly cloudy skies. Dew points rose some from yesterday, from the low 20s up to the lower-mid 30s. At 0751 we have a high cloud partial overcast, light winds, and moderating cold after a period of light rain (0.07″ since midnight) for a few hours after midnight, from about 0115 to 0430. Temperatures are now in the upper 30s with dew points up into the upper-mid 30s. The…

Read More Read More

Veteran’s Day Saturday was my coldest day since March 15 with highs in the mid 30s under mostly sunny skies and lows in the low 20s for the season’s first killing freeze. Dew points dropped even more, from the low 20s down to the upper single digits . At 0944 we have an high cloud overcast, light winds, and still cold but moderating. Temperatures are now in the mid 30s with dew points up into the upper 20s. The Saturday…

Read More Read More

Friday stayed relatively mild overnight and somewhat damp, in the low-mid 40s, then mid-morning the wind picked up out of the NW and the temperatures failed to go up any more and started to slowly lower as the day progressed under mostly sunny skies. We reached the upper 20s by midnight obs. Dew points really dropped from the mid 40s down to the mid teens by midnight obs. At 0718 we have clear skies, light winds. Temperatures are now in…

Read More Read More

Thursday warmed up a bit, remaining cloudy all day with some unexpected light rain (0.06″), falling mostly in the morning. From the lower 40s in the very early AM we rose to the low 50s by mid-afternoon, then down to the mid 40s by midnight. Cloudy skies have persisted overnight but with cloud ceilings rising so right now we have broken middle to high clouds with sun filtering through early on this Friday morning. Dew points dropped from the high…

Read More Read More