West Rockville MD Weather

Wednesday was mostly sunny, warmer, drier but still quite humid. Temperatures rose into the mid 80s after early morning low temperatures in the mid 60s. Now at 0430 we have partly cloudy skies with temps in the low 70s with muggy dew point temperatures also in the low 70s. The Wednesday minimum temperature from the VP2 in the shelter on the ground nearby (66.6°) was recorded at 0619 while the maximum temperature (86.4°) was recorded at 1602.  Dew point temps…

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Sunday was a mostly sunny, slightly cooler, drier day. Temperatures rose into the low 80s in the sun after early morning low temperatures in the lower-mid 60s. Now at 0710 we have partly cloudy skies with temps in the upper 60s with moderate dew point temperatures in the mid 60s. The Sunday minimum temperature from the VP2 in the shelter on the ground nearby (63.1°) was recorded at 0650 while the maximum temperature (81.7°) was recorded at 1630. Dew point…

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Saturday was a partly sunny, warm, humid day through mid-afternoon, then a cloudy, wet/stormy later afternoon, then clearing off slowly through the evening. Temperatures rose a bit into the mid 80s with more sun early, then trailed off with the clouds and rain (0.60″, USG VP2 max rain rate 1.87″/hour @ 1912) after an early morning low temperature in the upper 60s. Severe thunderstorm and flood warnings were once again announced several times today, over much of the DC/Baltimore region….

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Thursday was a partly sunny, warm, dry day with high temperatures up into the low 80s after an early morning low temperature in the low 60s. Now at 0705 we have cloudy skies and comfortable temps in the mid-upper 60s with dew point temperatures around 65°. The Wednesday minimum temperature from the VP2 in the shelter on the ground nearby (61.9°) was recorded at 0558 while the maximum temperature (82.9°) was recorded at 1452. Dew point temps rose a bit…

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Wednesday was a sunny, warmer day with high temperatures up into the low 80s after an early morning low temperature around 60°. Now at 0610 we have clear skies and comfortable temps in the low-mid 60s with dew point temperatures around 60°. The Wednesday minimum temperature from the VP2 in the shelter on the ground nearby (60.1°) was recorded. Relative humidity values lowered today (95% – 39%).  Barometric values raised today, ranging from 30.13″ at 0003 to 30.24″ at 2324….

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Tuesday turned into a mostly sunny, pleasant, dry day after early AM clouds and light rain/drizzle (0.02″), with temps ranging from the mid 60s to upper 70s. Now at 0505 we have clear skies and comfortable temps in the low-mid 60s with dew point temperatures running 55°-60°. The Monday minimum temperature from the VP2 in the shelter on the ground nearby (65.8°) was recorded at 2311 while the maximum temperature (78.0°) was recorded at 1554. Dew point temps stayed in…

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Monday was a cloudy, wet, and cool day, particularly in the AM hours, with temps mostly in the upper 60s to low 70s.  Now at 0522 we have cloudy skies and light rain falling with temps in the upper-mid 60s with dew point temperatures running about the same. The Monday minimum temperature from the VP2 in the shelter on the ground nearby (66.7°) was recorded at 0403 while the maximum temperature (72.9°) was recorded at 1900. Dew point temps stayed…

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Sunday followed up that very beautiful Saturday with not that bad a day, comfortable temperatures once again with slowly increasing clouds most of the afternoon and cloudy condition most of the evening. No rain today but it is on our doorstep early this Monday morning.  Now at 0325 we have cloudy skies and light rain falling with temps around 70° and  dew points climbing through the 60s. The Sunday minimum temperature from the VP2 in the shelter on the ground…

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Saturday was one of the best days of the summer, pleasant temps, lower dew points, crystal blue skies with very little clouds and a fresh breeze during most of the daylight hours. No rain today.  Now at 0218 we have clear skies and cooler temperatures than last night around this time, in the mid 60s, with dew points in the upper 50s. The Saturday minimum temperature from the VP2 in the shelter on the ground nearby (66.1°) was recorded at…

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Friday brought with it similar conditions to yesterday – partly cloudy, warm, humid skies with a light shower sometime before 4 PM (0.15″). My friend Marty was over for a visit till about 4 PM, and he read 0.15″ in the gauge around that time. I just read it again at midnight and still had 0.15″ (Marty clearly stated to me that he did not empty out the gauge at 4 PM).  Marty is now suggesting some sort of vandalism,…

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