Saturday stayed comfortable again like on Friday, cooling down a bit more under partly to mostly cloudy skies with surprising light showers in the late afternoon and early evening (0.04″). High temps only reached the upper 70s around 80 by early evening with the daily min temp in the upper 50s reached in the early morning.

The winds were fairly strong just ahead of the showers in the late afternoon, veering slightly to a westerly direction. Barometric pressures were highest in the later stages of the evening with the lowest in the mid-afternoon, once again just ahead of the showers.

Fourth of July Sunday looks to be dry and pleasant. with partly cloudy skies, highs around 80, lows in the low 60s. Partly to mostly sunny skies with heat and humidity
returning Monday through Wednesday with highs of 90-95 and lows in the low 70s. There is a slight chance for shower/storm development on Wednesday, but better chances for that on Thursday with some cooling.

Statistics for Saturday:

High temp 78.5 at 1721

Low temp 59.8 at 0607

Max humidity 89% at 2046

Min humidity 52% at 1551

Max dew point 64 at 2027

Min dew point 55 at 0000

Max barometric pressure 29.92″ at 2234

Low barometric pressure 29.79″ at 1633

Peak Wind Gust (PWG) 29 MPH from the W at 1648

Saturday’s average daily wind speed 6.9 (BWI) 9.5 (IAD)

Saturday’s average sky cover 0.6 (BWI) 0.5 (IAD)

Daily total precipitation 0.04

July total precipitation 0.78″

Year-to-date total precipitation 16.07″

Sunrise 0548 (EDT)

Sunset 2038 (EDT)

Moon Waning Crescent

Currently at 0154 AM EDT Sunday we have clear skies with a temperature of 63.6, barometer 29.90″ and steady, relative humidity 91%, dew point 61, winds W-NW 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.

The featured image for today shows storm clouds over a local parking lot from the convective activity on Thursday afternoon.