WEST ROCKVILLE MARYLAND WEATHER UPDATE – THURSDAY JUNE 17, 2021

Thursday held on to Wednesday’s pleasant max temps one more day with highs in the upper 70s reached by late afternoon. Mostly sunny skies also predominated during the day. Minimum temps in the comfortable mid 50s were reached in the usual early morning hours. Dew points remained in the 40s to lower 50s all day.

The winds also held Wednesday’s moderate pace during the afternoon veering around a bit to a W direction. Somewhat muted barometric pressures were lowest in the early morning hours and highest in the latest stages of the evening.

Warming up on Friday through the weekend with partly cloudy skies and highs in the mid-upper 80s on Friday to around 90 over the weekend into Monday with lows in the mid-upper 60s, then cloudy with showers possible on Monday with highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Potential strong storms on Tuesday associated with a strong cold front should bring us a cooler, relatively nice day on Wednesday.

Statistics for Thursday:

High temp 77.8 at 1701

Low temp 56.3 at 1623

Max humidity 73% at 0432

Min humidity 27% at 1834

Max dew point 52 at 1539

Min dew point 40 at 1834

Max barometric pressure 30.07″ at 2342

Low barometric pressure 29.99″ at 0000

Peak Wind Gust (PWG) 23 MPH from the W at 1252

Thursday’s average daily wind speed 5.5 (BWI) 5.4 (IAD)

Thursday’s average sky cover 0.2 (BWI) 0.3 (IAD)

Daily total precipitation 0.00″

June total precipitation 1.51″

Year-to-date total precipitation 14.71″

Sunrise 0543 (EDT)

Sunset 2037 (EDT)

Moon First Quarter

Currently at 0400 AM EDT Friday we have clear skies with a temperature of 57.6, barometer 30.07″ and steady, relative humidity 78%, dew point 51, winds W-SW at 0-5 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 Wednesday evening out at my cocorahs rain gauge looking west just prior to sunset through partly cloudy skies.