Monday was warmer with max temps in the mid 80s reached by mid afternoon. A rapidly advancing line of showers/storms associated with a cold front brought us thunderstorms (0.54″) mid-evening. Minimum temps in the mid 60s were reached in the early morning hours. Dew points rose into the low 70s in the late morning and held through the evening storm before starting to drop off a bit by midnight.

The winds increased a bit during the evening storms in varying directions as is typical during convective activity. Barometric pressures peaked in the very early part of the day, dropping to their lowest values during the evening storm action.

Tuesday should feature mostly sunny skies with highs in the mid-upper 80s with lows in the low-mid 60s. Wednesday and Thursday should be partly to mostly sunny with cooler temps, highs in the mid 70s and lows in the mid 50s. Warming up on Friday with partly cloudy skies with highs in the mid 80s and lows in the mid 60s, then further warming up to around 90 on Saturday with more clouds than sun but low rain chances.

Statistics for Monday:

High temp 86.7 at 1634

Low temp 65.7 at 0610

Max humidity 94% at 2352

Min humidity 45% at 1631

Max dew point 71 at 1149

Min dew point 63 at 0525

Max barometric pressure 29.87″ at 0055

Low barometric pressure 29.72″ at 2120

Peak Wind Gust (PWG) 22 MPH from the NE at 2137

Monday’s average daily wind speed 5.2 (BWI) 6.4 (IAD)

Monday’s average sky cover 0.3 (BWI) 0.6 (IAD)

Daily total precipitation 0.54″

June total precipitation 1.62″

Year-to-date total precipitation 14.82″

Sunrise 0542 (EDT)

Sunset 2036 (EDT)

Moon Waxing Crescent

Currently at 0628 AM EDT Tuesday we have clear skies with a temperature of 63.4, barometer 29.81″ and rising, relative humidity 95%, dew point 62, winds NNW at 0-5 MPH. 0.01″ of 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.