West Rockville MD Weather

Wednesday had not quite as hot temps rising into the upper 80s due to more clouds than sun and rainy periods in the late afternoon and early evening, still quite humid mid-day but a bit less humid very early in the day. We had severe thunderstorm watches by mid-afternoon and warnings as the storms moved in, after an earlier in the day prediction of little to no action. We had heavy thunderstorms twice (1.22 inches total for the day) ,…

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Tuesday once again featured hot temps rising into the low 90s, quite humid during the early afternoon hours but a bit less humid very early in the day and late in the evening. We had a few light thunderstorm cells at two separate times in the evening, from 1750-1810 and then 1850-2100 approx The earlier storm was more intense, briefer and had about twice the amount of the later one. High temperatures reached the low 90s by early afternoon after a…

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Monday once again featured hot temps rising into the low 90s, quite humid during the mid-day hours but a bit less humid very early in the day. We had a thunderstorm warned storm in the late evening that tracked just to my south around 2300-2330 with nary a drop of rain that I observed. Distant lightning to the SW-S-SE was noted during that time period. High temperatures reached the low 90s by mid-afternoon after a slighly cooler overnight and late evening…

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Sunday featured hotter temps rising into the low 90s, quite humid during the mid-day hours but once again drying out some late in the evening after a surprise thunderstorm between about 2100-2200. High temps reached the low 90s by mid-afternoon after a slighly cooler overnight and with the storm then the rest of the evening. Temps fell to around the 70 mark by midnight observation time and it was a bit less muggy, drying out some after the storm. Dew points…

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Saturday featured warmer temps approaching the 90 mark, humid during the mid-day hours but drying out some in the evening. High temps reached the upper 80s after a warmer, muggy overnight in the upper low 70s. Temps fell only into the mid 70s by midnight observation time and it was a bit less muggy. Dew points rose into the upper mid 70s by mid-day but dropped into the upper 60s during most of the evening hours till midnight observation time. …

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Friday was a partly to mostly cloudy, slightly warmer during the day, but slightly cooler overnight, still humid day without any rain. High temps reached the mid 80s after a slightly more pleasant overnight but still humid with lows around the 70 mark.  Temps fell only into the mid 70s by midnight observation time and still muggy. Dew points once again stayed pretty steady all day in the low to mid 70s, except for a brief early AM slight respite…

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Thursday was a partly cloudy, slightly cooler, but still humid day with a late afternoon light thundershower (0.15″) around 1600-1630 then with slow clearing during the evening hours.  High temps only reached the lower mid 80s after another warm, humid overnight which only lowered the temps into the lower mid 70s. Temps fell only into the mid 70s by midnight observation time, but were still muggy. Dew points once agin stayed pretty steady all day in the low to mid…

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I got behind once again with personal issues the past few days, nothing serious however, so I must combine the past 3 days into one condensed post like I have been doing often of late.  Monday was a partly sunny, (clear AM, partly cloudy with fair weather cumulus afternoon) warmer and up to moderately humid levels and dry day. High temps reached the upper 80s after one more reasonably pleasant early AM in the low 60s, not cooling off much…

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Sunday was another partly sunny, pleasant day with moderate temps and dew points. High temps once again barely got over the 80 mark in the mid afternoon after an early AM min in the mid 60s, cooling off by late evening into the upper mid 60s. Dew points were in the low 60s at the very start of the day, then dropped into the mid 50s by late morning, and rose slightly by midnight observation time to around the 60…

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Saturday was a partly sunny, cooler and dry with a bit lower dew points than yesterday leading to a pretty comfortable day. High temps barely got over the 80 mark in the mid afternoon after an early AM min  in the low 60s, cooling off by late evening into the upper 60s. Dew points were in the mid 50s in the early AM, then up into the mid 60s tops by mid-day and then lowered a bit into the low…

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