West Rockville MD Weather

Tuesday turned mostly sunny and not as cold after some early AM light fog. Milder temps were found particularly on the max side, as our big weekly warmup commenced. Each day this week will be progressively warmer with 80 max temps reached by Friday. The Tuesday maximum temperature from the VP2 (50.6°) was recorded at 1656 while the Tuesday minimum temperature (34.5°) was recorded at 0657. Dew point temperatures rose a bit today, ranging from a high of 36° at…

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Monday was mostly cloudy and cold, but not as cold on the min side as on Sunday, but with a colder max temp. There were some very light showers around (T) and even some snow in the colder spots, but with daytime temps well above freezing the snow did not stick in those scattered locations (not here at all). The Monday maximum temperature from the VP2 (42.4°) was recorded at 1138 while the Monday minimum temperature (35.1°) was recorded at…

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Sunday was mostly sunny and cold, with a freezing min (31.1°) that may be the last of the season. The Sunday maximum temperature from the VP2 (47.4°) was recorded at 1703 while the Sunday minimum temperature (31.1°) was recorded at 0715. Dew point temperatures remained relativel low all day, ranging from a low of 16° at 1108 up to a high of 23° at 1537. Relative humidity values lowered a bit more today (59% – 32%) . Barometric values started…

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Saturday started out mild, with the last of the warmth from Friday, but overnight temps dropped about 20° under cloudy skies and stayed in the 40s then 30s in the later stages of the evening. Cloudy skies most of the day as that storm that was thought to be giving us some snow stayed south and there was no precipitation falling in my immediate area. Slow clearing followed in the evening hours. The Saturday maximum temperature from the VP2 (63.4°)…

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Friday was a warmer, dry and partly cloudy day. The Friday maximum temperature from the VP2 (69.3°) was recorded at 1654 while the Friday minimum temperature (42.5°) was recorded at 0620. Dew point temperatures rose some , ranging from a low of 23° at 0000 up to a high of 40° at 0841. Relative humidity values varied widely today (86% – 25%) . Barometric values started out at their highest point very early AM (30.15″ at 0039), then fell off…

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FEBRUARY 2018 – ROCKVILLE 2.8 WNW MARYLAND – MONTHLY SUMMARY February 2018 was one of the warmest Februarys ever among the 3 local major airports with long records and official normals. The warmest period was on the 20th and 21st for maxima and on the 21st for minima and broke long standing records at these airports. My 76° and 78° on those two consecutive days and my 61° min on the 21st fit right in with the corresponding data from…

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Thursday was a cooler and dry day with lighter winds and partly cloudy skies. The Thursday maximum temperature from the VP2 (50.5°) was recorded at 1631 while the Thursday minimum temperature (32.7°) was recorded at 0655. Extreme daily temperatures exhibited a more normal pattern. Dew point temperatures dropped of , ranging from a low of 18° at 0857 up to a high of 27° much later at 2250. Relative humidity values really lowered today (60% – 31%) . Barometric values…

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Wednesday was a day literally cut in half with a cloudy, warm (up into the high-mid 60s), light showery late AM (0.05″ – see parking lot image featured image for today) associated with a mid-day FROPA that turned the PM hours into dropping temps, increasing winds ( A wind advisory was posted mid-day for winds gusting to 50 MPH till 7 PM – my friend Ray temporarily lost his weather station when it was knocked down by the strong winds),…

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Easter Monday (Easter Egg Roll Day on the White House Lawn day) was cloudy and colder, with overnight light rain (0.08″) prior to sunrise that just morphed into cloudy, dry skies most of the daylight/evening hours. Today’s featured image is showing my usual view to the N out of my balcony opening. The sky has looked like this from yesterday’s solar noon pictures (N view displayed) around 1310 EDT into Tuesday mid-morning, and several days previous. Is this a classic…

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Easter Sunday started April out with no unexpected surprises for April’s Fool Day – mostly cloudy and a bit milder, but remaining dry all day for all the Easter festivities. The Sunday maximum temperature from the VP2 (63.5°) was recorded at 1527 while the Sunday minimum temperature (48.8°) was recorded at 0109. Dew point temperatures rebounded a bit from Saturday’s lower readings, ranging from a low of 32° at 0000 up to a high of 48° at 1507. Relative humidity…

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