Sunday turned on the heat and humidity once again with partly cloudy skies, increasing humidity, and very warm temperatures. Max temps reached the upper 80s (rounded
to 90 actually) in the late mid-afternoon while the daily minimum temperature in the lower mid-70s was reached during the usual time in the early morning just before sunrise.

The winds picked up again into the moderate range, veering over to a southerly direction. Barometric pressures were lowest in the evening while peaking in the early morning.

Monday through Saturday should be partly cloudy, hot and humid with highs in the 90-95 range with the best chances of showers and storms on Monday, Wednesday, and
Saturday with lows in the 70-75 range.

Statistics for Saturday:

High temp 88.5 at 1605

Low temp 73.1 at 0505

Max humidity 85% at 0733

Min humidity 60% at 1458

Max dew point 76 at 1111

Min dew point 63 at 0000

Max barometric pressure 30.07″ at 0607

Low barometric pressure 29.95″ at 2012

Peak Wind Gust (PWG) 24 MPH from the S at 1638

Sunday’s average daily wind speed 5.9 (BWI) 8.1 (IAD)

Sunday’s average sky cover 0.6 (BWI) 0.7 (IAD)

Daily total precipitation 0.00″ (BWI .00″  IAD .01″)

July total precipitation 1.45″

Year-to-date total precipitation 16.74″

Sunrise 0553 (EDT)

Sunset 2036 (EDT)

Moon Waxing Crescent

Currently at 0346 AM EDT Monday we have partly cloudy skies with a temperature of 76.3, barometer 30.03″ and steady, relative humidity 88%, dew point 73, winds S-SW at 0-10 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 in a local parking lot late in the afternoon of Thursday, July 1.