My carpal tunnel syndrome/Arthritis continues to respond well to my treatments and my hand is slowly improving thankfully. I got the Voltaren order on Thursday afternoon. I have applied it to my wrist/hand once so far, and went on well and seemed to be quite pain relieving on a short time basis. Only further applications with time will tell the final tale.

Thursday was not as warm as yesterday but humid but not dry. I reached the low 80s for highs with dew points highest in the later mid-afternoon period during our rain showery period and lowest in the early morning hours just before sunrise. We peaked with our max temperature (81.2) of the day in the mid-afternoon. The low temperature for the day (upper 60s) was reached in the early morning hours just before sunrise. Rain was mostly light,  off and on all day, unlike other areas of the region, which experienced significant flooding with heavy rains at times.

The peak wind gust for the day (20 MPH) diminished some but was still moderate in strength, peaking in the very early morning, maintaining a NW direction. Barometric pressures were highest mid-evening while the lowest was reached in the very early morning.

Friday looks to have similar conditions to Thursday with highs around 80 and lows in the mid 60s with partly cloudy skies and more chances of showers and thundershowers. Saturday through Tuesday should dry out and stay moderately warm but still humid, with highs in the low-80s and lows in the low-mid 60s through Sunday, then upper 70s thereafter, all under partly to mostly sunny skies.

Statistics for Thursday:

High temp 81.2 at 1501

Low temp 69.1 at 0637

Max humidity 95% at 1931

Min humidity 71% at 1351

Max dew point 73 at 1604

Min dew point 66 at 0614

Max barometric pressure 30.14″ at 2100

Low barometric pressure 30.04″ at 0052

Peak Wind Gust (PWG) 20 MPH from the NW at 0014

Thursday’s average daily wind speed 8.0 (BWI) 4.7 (IAD)

Thursday’s average sky cover 0.9 (BWI) 0.7 (IAD)

Daily total precipitation 0.39″ (BWI 0.38″ IAD 0.61″)

September total precipitation 2.92″

Year-to-date total precipitation 28.00″

Sunrise 0652 (EDT)

Sunset 1916 (EDT)

Moon Waxing Gibbous

Currently at 0214 AM EDT Thursday we have cloudy skies, a temperature of 71.6, barometer 30.16″ and falling, relative humidity 95%, dew point 70, winds E-NE 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 good cumulus congestus buildups ahead of areal convective activity out my bedroom screened window looking ENE mid-afternoon on
Thursday (9/16) afternoon.