Friday was another really nice, cool, beautiful day to follow yesterday’s similar conditions. The day was sunny, dry, and pleasantly cool. We reached the mid 70s for highs with dew points holding in the 50s all day. We peaked with our pleasantly cool max temperature (75.0) of the day in the late afternoon. The low temperature for the day (in the mid 50s) was reached in the morning just before sunrise.

The peak wind gust for the day (18 MPH) trailed off a bit from yesterday, peaking in the early afternoon, veering over to a NW direction. Barometric pressures were highest in the late morning while the lowest was reached in the very early morning hours just after midnight.

Saturday should warm up a bit to around 80 with partly cloudy skies and lows in the low 60s. Sunday looks cloudy now but without showers as predicted yesterday, with highs in the mid 70s and lows in the low-mid 60s. Monday and Tuesday should be partly to mostly sunny and dry, with high temps in the low 80s and lows in the upper 50s to low 60s.

Statistics for Friday:

High temp 75.0 at 1705

Low temp 56.3 at 0626

Max humidity 83% at 0550

Min humidity 52% at 1423

Max dew point 59 at 1521

Min dew point 50 at 0711

Max barometric pressure 30.13″ at 1040

Low barometric pressure 30.04″ at 0002

Peak Wind Gust (PWG) 18 MPH from the NW at 1345

Friday’s average daily wind speed 4.9 (BWI) 5.3 (IAD)

Friday’s average sky cover 0.3 (BWI) 0.1 (IAD)

Daily total precipitation 0 (BWI 0 IAD 0)

September total precipitation 1.40″

August total precipitation 6.06″ (BWI 4.36″ IAD 4.93″)

Year-to-date total precipitation 26.48″

Sunrise 0641 (EDT)

Sunset 1936 (EDT)

Moon Waning Crescent

Currently at 0145 AM EDT Saturday we have clear skies, a temperature of 62.1, barometer 30.10″ and steady, relative humidity 84%, dew point 57, winds E-SE 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 attached image for today shows the look out my screened bedroom window to the east on Friday at about 1430 on 8/27 before the severe thunderstorm hit with menacing clouds building quickly.