Friday was quite a change of pace with cloudy, much cooler and wetter conditions in place all day. The max temp only reached the upper 60s, and that was at midnight at the very beginning of the day. Minimum temps were reached in the evening. Dew points fell into 60s to correspond with the cooler air temperatures. We had a cloudy, damp day with frequent periods of light rain/showers (0.66″) and fog at times during the heavier activity .

The winds peaked earlier in the morning and remained in a persistent moist E direction all day. Barometric pressures also dropped the lowest in the early evening and highest at the very beginning of the day.

Cloudy and dry on Saturday with highs remaining in the 60s, lows around 60. Possibilities of PM showers/storms return on Sunday with mid 80s max temps and mid 60s for lows. Next week looks partly cloudy and warm early in the period in the mid 80s with a small cooling trend the rest of the week with highs around 80 and lows in the low-mid 60s.

Statistics for Friday:

High temp 69.0 at 0000

Low temp 65.1 at 2249

Max humidity 96% at 0623

Min humidity 91% at 0000

Max dew point 67 at 0000

Min dew point 64 at 2352

Max barometric pressure 29.97″ at 0022

Low barometric pressure 29.82″ at 1810

Peak Wind Gust (PWG) 19 MPH from the E at 1021

Friday’s average daily wind speed 12.6 (BWI) 9.0 (IAD)

Friday’s average sky cover 1.0 (BWI) 1.0 (IAD)

Daily total precipitation 0.66″

June total precipitation 0.92″

Year-to-date total precipitation 14.12″

Sunrise 0542 (EDT)

Sunset 2035 (EDT)

Moon New Moon

Currently at 0436 AM EDT Saturday we have cloudy skies with a temperature of 62.8, barometer 29.82″ and falling, relative humidity 94%, dew point 61, winds E-NE variable between  0-10  MPH. No rain has fallen since midnight into the tipping bucket VP2 gauge at the USG site across the street from me.

Today’s feature image was one taken recently out at my cocorahs rain gauge looking west through damp cloudy skies around sunset.