A mostly sunny, slightly cooler and dry weather update for West Rockville Maryland for Sunday August 13 2017

A mostly sunny, slightly cooler and dry weather update for West Rockville Maryland for Sunday August 13 2017

Sunday was a mostly sunny, slightly cooler, drier day. Temperatures rose into the low 80s in the sun after early morning low temperatures in the lower-mid 60s. Now at 0710 we have partly cloudy skies with temps in the upper 60s with moderate dew point temperatures in the mid 60s. The Sunday minimum temperature from the VP2 in the shelter on the ground nearby (63.1°) was recorded at 0650 while the maximum temperature (81.7°) was recorded at 1630. Dew point temps lowered today, ranging from 69° down to 63°. Relative humidity values dropped a bit later on today (98% – 56%).  Barometric values rose some today, ranging from 30.03″ at 2300 to 29.90″ at 0005.

Remember now you can get the new ground-based VP2 data on Weatherlink.  You can access the data through http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman444
I got up in the late afternoon after talking with Ray and Robin on the phone, along with my online friend Deb, a delightful surprise, for the first time. I took a shower and got the day started working on a good bit of email and Facebook with Robin/Gideon interacting on face-time once again.  I watched a good  it of the ESPN Sunday night game between the Yanks and Red Sox unfortunately won 3-2 by Boston in extra innings. I ate a seafood salad bagel sandwich along with cheese infused macaroni salad. I  had some spicy low sodium V8 juice along with it. Later in the evening I had a dark chocolate Klondike bar. I had my usual water intake and vitamins and medicines that I take every day.

We now have partly cloudy skies, with temperatures in the upper 60s at 0710. Scattered showers may develop this afternoon over the area, a 30 POP right now. Tuesday through Thursday should see  partly cloudy to cloudy skies (Tuesday), highs in the low-mid 80s, lows in the upper 60s with only a 10-20 POP for rain till Thursday, when the POP increases to 40 for showers and thunderstorms.

On Channel 4 radar at 0710 shows scattered showers to our SW and W, over parts of SW VA, WV, and KY.

As of 0710 EDT, the data from the VP2 (coming from the ground radiation shield about 4 feet off the ground just under and out from the balcony) and the USG VP2 station across the street (The Weatherbug 10 app displaying Lakewood Country Club WXBug station data is not working)  are as follows :

Station     Relative Location      Temp    RH    DP         BP        Wind    High/Low temp today
VP2                 Ground            66.5     94    65      30.03S     NA      81.7/63.1

There was no rain recorded on Sunday (cocorahs gauge on ground below – in between the US and State Flagpoles out a bit from my balcony)

August precipitation is 2.76″

Year-to-date (YTD) precipitation total is 29.67″

VP2 Across the street (USG)      68.8     88    65      30.05S     NA      86.2/65.0

There was 0.01″ of rain recorded in the USG gauge on Sunday. I think that was delayed drip through from Saturday’s rain. .

WX Bug     Lakewood 4500 ft,      66       N/A  N/A    N/A       N/A     G   N/A
140° from station                                                                  84/64

The Lakewood rain gauge recorded no rain on Sunday.

Temp on the VP2 at 2400 was 70.0 RH 87% BP 30.03S DP 66.0.

Good morning from the partly cloudy, drying out and warmer Walrus early on this Monday morning.

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