Monday started our week-long heat up as max temps rose into the upper 80s under partly sunny, dry skies. High temps reached the upper 80s by late afternoon with the daily min temp in the mid 60s reached in the early morning a bit after sunrise.

The winds increased a bit into the moderate range peaking in the mid-late afternoon, veering to a warmer, more humid southwesterly direction. Barometric pressures were highest in the late evening with the lowest in the overnight/very early morning hours.

Partly sunny skies with heat and humidity in place on Tuesday and Wednesday with highs in the mid 90s before cooling slightly into the upper 80s on Thursday and Friday with showers and storms likely under increasingly cloudy conditions. Lows should mostly be between 70 and 75 on Tuesday and Wednesday and in the mid-upper 60s on both Thursday and Friday.

Statistics for Monday:

High temp 88.6 at 1606

Low temp 66.7 at 0624

Max humidity 92% at 0628

Min humidity 51% at 1814

Max dew point 72 at 1451

Min dew point 64 at 0509

Max barometric pressure 30.07″ at 2247

Low barometric pressure 29.94″ at 0131

Peak Wind Gust (PWG) 21 MPH from the SW at 1553

Monday’s average daily wind speed 4.2 (BWI) 3.8 (IAD)

Monday’s average sky cover 0.5 (BWI) 0.5 (IAD)

Daily total precipitation 0.00

July total precipitation 0.78″

Year-to-date total precipitation 16.07″

Sunrise 0549 (EDT)

Sunset 2038 (EDT)

Moon Waning Crescent

Currently at 0307 AM EDT Tuesday we have clear skies with a temperature of 73.7, barometer 30.06″ and steady, relative humidity 83%, dew point 68, winds S-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.

The featured image for today shows storm clouds starting to build locally on the early afternoon of Thursday, July 1.