West Rockville MD Weather

Thursday started out clear and relatively pleasant but began to worm up significantly up into the upper 80s in the afternoon, along with rising dew points gradually building into the humid range. There was no rain once again today. High temperatures rose during the partly sunny afternoon into the upper 80s after a comfortable early AM min in the low-mid 60s. My newly acquired Taylor Max/Min thermometer gave a representative max of 88.5° from its new shielded location in its…

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Wednesday started out clear and pleasant but clouded up a bit at times mid-day, then yielded to clear skies with high clouds signifying increased levels of moisture moving in at the upper levels of the atmosphere, that will come down to the surface along with heat, starting on Thursday. There was no rain once again today. High temperatures only rose during the partly sunny afternoon to the upper 70s after a comfortable early AM min around 60°. My newly acquired…

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Tuesday started out clear but quickly clouded up in the later AM, then yielded to partly cloudy skies in the afternoon with mostly fair-weather cumulus dotting the sky. There was no rain once again today. High temperatures only rose during the partly sunny afternoon to the upper 70s after a comfortable early AM min in the mid 60s. My newly acquired Taylor Max/Min thermometer maxed out at 88.9°, once again too high of a temperature to officially be my high…

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Monday started out quite clear and sunny. Fair weather cumulus developed during the heat of the day, even though temps were even a bit cooler than they have been. There was no rain today. High temperatures only rose during the sunny afternoon to around 80° after a cooler early AM min in the low 60s. My newly acquired Taylor Max/Min thermometer maxed out at 91.2°, once again too high of a temperature to officially be my high value for the…

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Sunday started out quite clear and sunny. Fair weather cumulus developed during the heat of the day, even though temps were cooler than they have been. There was no rain today. High temperatures rose during the sunny afternoon into the low 80s after a mild early AM min in the upper 60s. My newly acquired Taylor Max/Min thermometer maxed out at 83.3°, only slightly warmer than the other thermometers at my disposal. At 0500 we have clear skies with temperatures…

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Saturday started out cloudy with more early morning light rain (0.32″ total also a 0.32″/hour max rain rate at 0422 at the USG VP2) but cleared off quickly by mid-morning, with partly cloudy skies and a bit cooler temps dominating most of the daylight PM hours.  High temperatures rose today in the afternoon into the mid 80s after a muggy, mild early AM min around 70°. My newly acquired Taylor Max/Min thermometer maxed out at 87.8°, a bit better than…

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Friday started out cloudy with early morning light rain (0.48″/hour max rain rate at 0634 at the USG VP2) but cleared off quite a bit by noon or so, with partly cloudy skies and warmer temps dominating most of the daylight PM hours. It got cloudy again in the evening as our post-midnight rain was approaching. It was still quite warm but more noticeably even more humid. High temperatures rose today with the strong PM sun into the high-mid 80s…

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Thursday started out partly cloudy but became cloudy later in the day. Today’s feature image is a sunny image shot in between apartment buildings in my apartment complex, looking W at about 1820 EDT.   Thursday was a bit warmer and a bit more humid, but dry.  High temperatures rose today with strong sun, mostly in the AM, into the upper 80s after a muggy, warm early AM min in the lower 70s. My newly acquired Taylor Max/Min thermometer maxed…

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Wednesday was a partly cloudy day, with some good fair-weather cumulus buildups in the afternoon, a bit warmer and a bit more humid, but dry.  High temperatures rose today with strong sun into the upper-mid 80s after a not a still somewhat comfortable early AM min in the upper-mid 60s. My newly acquired Taylor Max/Min thermometer maxed out at 99.0°, too warm for an official high temperature.  At about 0615 we have partly cloudy skies just after sunrise (first full…

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Tuesday was a partly cloudy day, with some good fair-weather cumulus buildups in the afternoon, not as warm or humid, and was dry.  High temperatures rose today with strong sun into the mid 80s after a not as warm and muggy early AM min in the mid 60s. My newly acquired Taylor Max/Min thermometer maxed out at 95.2°, too warm for an official high temperature.  At about 0605 we have clear skies for the sunrise that just occurred at 0543…

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