My carpal tunnel syndrome/Arthritis stayed stable from yesterday, helped out again by good rest, Voltaren applications, and the liberal use of my wrist brace for better support. Only further future applications will tell the tale as I move on.

Thursday was cloudy in the AM, with heavy rain overnight accompanied by flood watches and warnings and a bit of distant lightning and thunder. Skies cleared partially by late AM into the afternoon with variable clouds coming in during the late afternoon. I reached the mid 70s for highs with dew points lowering from the low 70s at the
start of the day to the upper 40s by mid-evening. We peaked with our max temperature (73.9) of the day at the very start of the day down to the mid 50s by midnight for the day’s low at the very end of the day. The heaviest rain was generally noted overnight, with an unofficial max rain rate recorded on the VP2 station across the street of 1.76″/hour at 0437.

The peak wind gust for the day (24 MPH) was still moderately stronger during the start of the overnight heavier rain, “peaking” just after midnight, veering over to a S direction. Barometric pressures were highest near the end of the day while the lowest was reached overnight during the heavier rain.

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday should be nice with partly to mostly sunny skies and highs of 70-75, lows in the low 50s and lower dew points than we have seen for a while.

Statistics for Thursday:

High temp 73.9 at 0110

Low temp 56.7 at 2359

Max humidity 96% at 0319

Min humidity 63% at 1739

Max dew point 72 at 0000

Min dew point 49 at 2103

Max barometric pressure 30.03″ at 2321

Low barometric pressure 29.74″ at 0430

Peak Wind Gust (PWG) 24 MPH from the S at 0048

Thursday’s average daily wind speed 7.9 (BWI) 8.0 (IAD)

Thursday’s average sky cover 0.8 (BWI) 0.7 (IAD)

Daily total precipitation 2.07″ (BWI 0.69″ IAD 1.43″)

September total precipitation 5.39″

Year-to-date total precipitation 30.47″

Sunrise 0659 (EDT)

Sunset 1904 (EDT)

Moon Waning Gibbous

Currently at 0337 AM EDT Friday we have clear skies, a temperature of 52.6, barometer 30.04″ and steady, relative humidity 91%, dew point 50, winds E-NE 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 good cumulus congestus buildups ahead of areal convective activity out my bedroom screened window looking ENE mid-afternoon on Thursday (9/16) afternoon.