WEST ROCKVILLE MARYLAND WEATHER UPDATE – SUNDAY OCTOBER 3, 2021
Sunday was partly cloudy and warmer and more humid as rain draws nearer. I reached the low 80s for today’s high with dew points rising from the upper 50s through to
the upper 60s .We peaked with our max temperature (81.6) of the day in the mid afternoon down to the upper 50s just after sunrise.
The peak wind gust for the day (16 MPH) was light once again, peaking in the mid-afternoon, veering over to a warmer SW direction. Barometric pressures were highest
at the very beginning of the day while the lowest was reached in the early evening.
Monday and Tuesday should be mostly cloudy with good chances for showers and storms with highs in the low-mid 80s on Monday and around 80 on Tuesday and lows in the
mid-upper 60s then clouds with lesser chances for rain on Wednesday and Thursday and a bit cooler with highs in the mid-upper 70s and lows in the low-mid 60s. Rain
looks to be returning on Friday during this rather unsettled week.
Statistics for Sunday:
High temp 81.6 at 1454
Low temp 58.9 at 0724
Max humidity 96% at 0847
Min humidity 54% at 1526
Max dew point 69 at 1713
Min dew point 57 at 0610
Max barometric pressure 30.08″ at 0005
Low barometric pressure 29.91″ at 1728
Peak Wind Gust (PWG) 16 MPH from the SW at 1446
Sunday’s average daily wind speed 2.4 (BWI) 2.4 (IAD)
Sunday’s average sky cover 0.5 (BWI) 0.4 (IAD)
Daily total precipitation 0 (BWI 0 IAD 0)
October total precipitation 0.00″
Year-to-date total precipitation 30.47″
Sunrise 0708 (EDT)
Sunset 1848 (EDT)
Moon Waning Crescent
Currently at 0139 AM EDT Monday we have partly cloudy skies, a temperature of 71.2, barometer 29.90″ and falling, relative humidity 85%, dew point 67, winds S-SW 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 attached image for today shows a calm sky of late afternoon scattered altocumulus out my sliding glass door looking to the NE (9/28).