West Rockville MD Weather

Sunday was a mostly sunny, milder day with a bit of brief light rain/occasional drizzle sometime overnight (0.02″). The high temperature for the day reached the mid 70s, with upper 50s in the early AM, dew points were in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Now at 0611 we have clear, starry skies with temperatures in the mid-upper 50s with dew points in the mid 50s. The Sunday minimum temperature from the VP2 in the shelter on the ground below…

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Saturday was cloudy, rainy (0.81″) and cool, courtesy of the visit of weakening remnants of Harvey. The high temperature for the day barely reached the 60° mark, with upper 50s temps predominating most of the day and dew points in the 50s. Now at 0730 we have lifting clouds with temperatures in the upper 50s with dew points also in the upper 50s. The Saturday minimum temperature from the VP2 in the shelter on the ground nearby (56.6°) was recorded…

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Friday started the month of September with mostly cooler, drier, and partly cloudy conditions most of the day, then cloudy in the evening, ahead of our next rain system (Harvey remnants) on Saturday. It was dry all day, but showers were on our doorstep by days close. The high temperature for the day barely reached the 70° mark at the very beginning of the day, with 60s temps predominating most of the day, with dew points dropping from the 60s…

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Thursday wrapped up the month of August in a bit more typical summertime fashion. It was my first 80°+ max temp in 8 days, going back to the 23rd when I hit 81.7°. It was dry most of the day, until light showers (0.02″) fell around 2200 in conjunction with a FROPA coming down from the north. The high temperature for the day reached just above the 80° mark with dew points remaining in the 60s all day. Now at…

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Wednesday changed back to the pattern that had ended on Monday as warmer temperatures, partly cloudy skies, and dry conditions returned. The high temperature for the day reached the mid 70s with dew points remaining about the same as yesterday. Now at 0437 we have fair, dry skies with temperatures in the mid 60s with dew points in the low 60s. The Wednesday minimum temperature from the VP2 in the shelter on the ground nearby (59.1°) was recorded at 0622…

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Tuesday was a really nice change, with delightfully cool, wet conditions most of the day. The high temperature for the day of 66.0° was the coolest of the summer, “surpassing” the max of 66.9° on June 7 and the coolest high temperature since May 13th’s 56.4°. Light rain fell from about 0415 through all morning, ending in the late afternoon around 1715. The max rain rate for the day was a modest 0.17″/hour at 1217 from my VP2 gauge or…

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Monday once again featured partly cloudy skies and pleasant air and dew point temperatures. High temperatures reached the mid 70s, with dew points in the lower 60s to mid 50s. Now at 0630 we have cloudy, rainy skies with temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s with dew points in the upper 50s. The Monday minimum temperature from the VP2 in the shelter on the ground nearby (61.2°) was recorded at 0646 while the maximum temperature (75.7°) was recorded…

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Sunday once again featured partly cloudy skies and pleasant air and dew point temperatures. High temperatures reached the mid 70s, with dew points in the lower 60s to mid 50s. Now at 0433 we have fair skies with temperatures in the upper 50s to low 60s with dew points in the mid-upper 50s. The Sunday minimum temperature from the VP2 in the shelter on the ground nearby (59.5°) was recorded at 0614 while the maximum temperature (76.1°) was recorded at…

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Saturday featured partly cloudy skies, pleasant temperatures, both air and dew point. High temperatures only reached the mid-upper 70s, with dew points in the lower 60s and upper 50s. Now at 0644 we have fair skies with temperatures around 60° with dew points in the mid-upper 50s. The Saturday minimum temperature from the VP2 in the shelter on the ground nearby (61.2°) was recorded at 0700 while the maximum temperature (77.7°) was recorded at 1458. Dew point temps were about…

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Friday featured partly to mostly cloudy skies, even cooler temperatures, with light rain to start the day in the very early AM from just after midnight to about 0230 (0.11″) . High temperatures only reached the mid 70s, with dew points in the lower 60s and upper 50s. Now at 0549 we have fair skies with temperatures in the low-mid 60s and dew points in the mid-upper 50s. The Friday minimum temperature from the VP2 in the shelter on the…

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