My back pain has continued to persist at times. I am treating it at times with rest and acetaminophen. I encounter discomfort in certain body positions at times during the day, especially when first getting up, which has caused me problems on occasion.

Sunday was partly cloudy and much cooler and breezy at times. I only reached the lower 60s for today’s high with dew points dropping from the upper 40s early down to the upper 30s by evening. We peaked with our max temperature (62.0) of the day early mid afternoon while the low temperature in the upper 40s was reached in the early morning about an hour before sunrise. It was ur first sub-50 minimum of the month/fall season.

The peak wind gust for the day (33 MPH) was even stronger than yesterday, peaking in the early afternoon, veering around slightly to a W direction. Barometric pressures were highest in the late evening while the lowest was reached in the very early morning just a few minutes after midnight.

This week ahead looks like a great fall week. Sunday through Thursday look to be sunny with highs in the low 60s rising to the low 70s midweek before falling back into the mid 60s by Friday while lows should be in the mid-upper 40s most of the period with some low 50s on Tuesday and Thursday. Definitely no rain is foreseen during the week.

(Some) Statistics for Sunday:

High temp 62.0 at 1413

Low temp 48.6 at 0636

Peak Wind Gust (PWG) 33 MPH from the W at 1316

Daily total precipitation 0 (BWI 0 IAD 0)

Average wind speed 12.2 (BWI) 10.5 (IAD)

Average sky cover 0.4 (BWI) 0.4 (IAD)

October total precipitation 0.59″

Year-to-date total precipitation 31.06″

Sunrise 0722 (EDT)

Sunset 1827 (EDT)

Moon Waxing Gibbous

Currently at 0200 AM EDT Monday we have clear skies, a temperature of 47.1, barometer 30.01″ and steady, relative humidity 84%, dew point 43, winds W-SW @ 5-10 MPH. No measurable 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 stratified rain clouds looking ENE out my bedroom window on Saturday afternoon (10/16).