West Rockville MD Weather

Friday warmed up a bit overnight but didn’t get as warm during the day with weak SW winds predominating under mostly sunny skies. Temperatures were in the low 50s in the early AM, rising to the lower 70s in the mid afternoon. Dew points lowered today, ranging from the mid 50s down to the mid 40s. Now at 0623 we have clear skies with cooler temps compared with yesterday. Temperatures are in the upper 40s with dew points in the…

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Thursday warmed up a bit under sunny skies and SW breezes. Temperatures were in the low 40s in the early AM, rising to the upper 70s in the mid afternoon. Dew points ranged from 60 down to the lower 40s. Now at 0608 we have clear skies with milder temps compared with yesterday. Temperatures are in the low to mid 50s with dew points in the upper 40s. The Thursday minimum temperature from the VP2 (43.3°) was recorded at 0710…

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Wednesday was another beautifully sunny, fall day. Autumnal color has been slow in my immediate neighborhood to change, and after getting out into more of county byways on Wednesday, the whole area is slow to change tree leaf color for mid-October. Temperatures once again held to the more traditional fall daily pattern with lows in the low 40s in the early AM, rising to the mid 60s in the mid afternoon. Dew points ranged from 50 down to the upper 30s. Now…

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Tuesday was a beautifully sunny, fall day. Autumnal color has been slow in my immediate neighborhood to change, but I might see more during the day on Wednesday. Temperatures held to the more traditional fall daily pattern with lows in the low 40s right around sunrise and rising to the upper 50s in the mid afternoon. Dew points ranged from the lower 40s down to the lower 30s. Now at 0642 we have clear skies with chilly temps once again….

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Monday was a changeable day, AM clouds, overnight occasional light rain (0.05″), then clearing and cooler the rest of the day. Temperatures did the topsy-turvy thing again, ranging from around 70° (at midnight) down to 50° 24 hours later. Dew points ranged from the upper-mid 60s (early) down to the upper-mid 30s. Now at 0843 we have clear skies with chilly temps. Temperatures are now in the low 40s with dew points in the upper-mid 30s. The Monday minimum temperature from the VP2…

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Sunday was a partly cloudy, milder, still dry day with no rain falling that I know of through midnight obs. Temperatures varied a bit more today, ranging from the low 70s to the lower 60s. Dew points ranged from the upper 60s down to the low 60s. Now at 0612 we have cloudy skies with light rain finally falling. Temperatures are now around 60° with dew points in the upper 50s. The Sunday minimum temperature from the VP2 (62.3°) was…

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 I could not post on Saturday. It is now early Monday morning. I will just give a short summary of Saturday’s happenings, then follow with a more normal report for Sunday. Saturday was cloudy most of the day, then cleared off late afternoon.  Once again temperatures ranged from the mid 60s to the upper 50s.  Dew points ranged from the low 60s down to the upper 50s . The Saturday minimum temperature from the VP2 (59.2°) was recorded at 0440…

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Thursday was a cloudy, cooler, damp day with mostly AM rainfall (0.17″) peaking at a rain rate of 2.16″/hour at 0014 EDT. Temperatures did not vary much all day, slowly dropping from the mid 60s early in the AM to the upper 50s by late PM. Dew points ranged from the mid 60s (early) down to the mid 50s (late). Now at 1003 we have cloudy skies with temperatures in the upper 50s with dew points in the mid 50s. The…

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Wednesday was a cloudy, cooler, occasionally rainy day (0.50″), particularly late in the evening when most of the daily rain fell, peaking at a rain rate of 3.37″/hour at 2338 EDT. Temperatures stayed in the low 70s in the AM hours, then started to drop down eventually into the mid 60s by evening. Dew points ranged from the 70° (early) down to the mid 60s (late). Now at 0854 we have cloudy conditions with temperatures in the lower 60s with dew points…

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Tuesday was partly cloudy, still quite warm and a bit less humid, with no rain around today. Temperatures rose from the mid 60s in the early AM to the muggy low 80s in the afternoon among the partly cloudy skies. Dew points ranged from the lower 70s down to the mid 60s. Now at 0318 we have mostly cloudy conditions with temperatures in the low 70s with dew points in the upper 60s. The Monday minimum temperature from the VP2 (66.6°) was…

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