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Partly sunny, very warm and humid update for Tuesday, June 25, 2019 from West Rockville Maryland

Partly sunny, very warm and humid update for Tuesday, June 25, 2019 from West Rockville Maryland

Tuesday was a partly cloudy, very warm and humid day (though more humid early and less humid later on in the day). Clouds and light rain (0.19 inches) with distant thunder from about 0200-0300 during the overnight didn’t last long and kept things muggy during most of the overnight. Temperatures rose from the low 70s in the early AM to the upper 80s by mid afternoon then cooling off to the mid 70s and drying out somewhat. A gradual dew point…

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Partly sunny, warm to hot through mid-afternoon with mostly sunny skies, then turning cloudy from mid afternoon into the evening and cooling off some update for  Monday, June 24, 2019 from West Rockville Maryland

Partly sunny, warm to hot through mid-afternoon with mostly sunny skies, then turning cloudy from mid afternoon into the evening and cooling off some update for  Monday, June 24, 2019 from West Rockville Maryland

Monday was a partly cloudy day overall, but in two distinct parts – mostly sunny, warm to hot through mid-afternoon, then turning cloudy (stratocumulus overcast) the rest of the afternoon into the evening and cooling off some, rain threatens to my south but nothing fell before midnight at my station. Temperatures rose from the mid 60s in the early AM to 90° by early-mid afternoon then cooling off to the upper 70s-low 80s the rest of the afternoon and mid…

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Mostly sunny, warmer afternoon after a cooler morning, still dry and reasonably pleasant update for Sunday, June 23, 2019 from West Rockville Maryland

Mostly sunny, warmer afternoon after a cooler morning, still dry and reasonably pleasant update for Sunday, June 23, 2019 from West Rockville Maryland

Sunday was mostly sunny, pleasantly cooler in the early AM, warming up in the afternoon. Temperatures rose from the upper 50s in the early AM to the mid 80s in the mid-late afternoon hours, then fell back to around 70° by late evening. Dew point temperatures remained in the 50s most of the day, briefly rising to 60° in the mid afternoon. The maximum temperature was 84.0 degrees at 1618. The minimum temperature was 58.8 degrees at 0615. The dew…

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Mostly sunny, warm afternoon after a cooler morning, dry, pleasant update for Saturday, June 22, 2019 from West Rockville Maryland

Mostly sunny, warm afternoon after a cooler morning, dry, pleasant update for Saturday, June 22, 2019 from West Rockville Maryland

Saturday was mostly (scattered cumulus at times) sunny, pleasantly cooler in the early AM, warming to similar temps in the afternoon. Temperatures rose from around 60° in the early AM to the lower 80s in the mid-late afternoon hours, then fell back to the mid 60s by late evening. Dew point temperatures remained in the 50s most of the day, briefly dipping into the upper 40s in the early AM.  The maximum temperature was 81.6 degrees at 1616. The minimum…

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When interior warmth invades coastal Alaska – post by Jim Green from williwaw.com

When interior warmth invades coastal Alaska – post by Jim Green from williwaw.com

New post on williwaw.com Sudden summer: when interior warmth invades coastal Alaska by Jim Green Thursday’s (6/20/19) high of 73F (23C) in Utqiagvik (Barrow) set a new all-June high temperature record for the station and exemplifies a phenomena I (and I’m sure others) call a coastal temperature spike, though the term has not made it into any meteorological glossaries that I know of. Highs were in the 30s F (~3C) a week ago in America’s northernmost city. More dramatic in my…

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Partly to mostly sunny, not as warm, dry, pleasant update for Friday, June 21, 2019 from West Rockville Maryland

Partly to mostly sunny, not as warm, dry, pleasant update for Friday, June 21, 2019 from West Rockville Maryland

Friday was partly (fair weather cumulus at times) to mostly sunny, breezy, cooler, pleasant day.  Temperatures rose from around 70° in the early AM to the lower 80s in the mid-late afternoon hours, then fell back to around 70°  by late evening. Dew point temperatures started out around 70° in the early AM hours then slowly falling all day into the mid 50s by late evening.  The maximum temperature was 81.7 degrees at 1537. The minimum temperature was 69.5 degrees at…

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Partly cloudy, quite warm and humid with evening showers update for Thursday, June 20, 2019 from West Rockville Maryland

Partly cloudy, quite warm and humid with evening showers update for Thursday, June 20, 2019 from West Rockville Maryland

Thursday was partly cloudy quite warm and humid – more cloudy in the evening when light showers fell around 2100-2200 –  0.09″) but no severe weather here.  Temperatures rose from the low 70s in the early AM to the upper 80s in the mid-late afternoon hours, then fell back into the low 70s during the cloudy, occasionally rainy evening. Dew point temperatures started out in the low 70s in the AM hours, rising into the muggy mid 70s by late…

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Partly cloudy, warmer, humid update with light evening thundershowers for Wednesday, June 19, 2019 for West Rockville Maryland

Partly cloudy, warmer, humid update with light evening thundershowers for Wednesday, June 19, 2019 for West Rockville Maryland

Wednesday was partly cloudy warm and humid – more cloudy in the evening when light thundershowers fell (mostly thunder and lightning – only 0.01″ of rain) occurred but no severe weather here.  Area storm action was generally less than on Tuesday except for areas of Montgomery County just north of me, where flood warnings were posted for several inches of rain falling in the evening in the Mongomery Villaga, Clarksburg, and Damascus areas. Temperatures rose from the low 70s in…

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Partly cloudy, not as warm, humid update for Tuesday, June 18, 2019 for West Rockville Maryland

Partly cloudy, not as warm, humid update for Tuesday, June 18, 2019 for West Rockville Maryland

Tuesday was partly to mostly cloudy, especially in the evening when light showers occurred late (around 2200-2300) but no severe weather here. Training thunderstorms stayed to my south over parts of Virginia and southern Maryland – dark clouds to my south stayed there but were certainly quite close. There was another flash flood watch posted for the afternoon and evening. Temperatures rose from the low 70s in the early AM to the mid 80s in the mid-late afternoon hours, then…

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Partly sunny (increasing clouds PM), warmer, humid, with evening thunderstorms update for Monday, June 17, 2019 from West Rockville Maryland

Partly sunny (increasing clouds PM), warmer, humid, with evening thunderstorms update for Monday, June 17, 2019 from West Rockville Maryland

Monday was partly sunny, mostly sunny AM, increasing clouds PM with a flash flood watch posted for the area in the afternoon and evening. Evening thunderstorms (0.23″) fell from 2200-2300 but weren’t particularly severe, though my internet connection went out for a while. Temperatures rose from the low 70s in the early AM to the mid-upper 80s in the mid-late afternoon hours, then fell back into the mid 70s during the cloudy, stormy evening. Dew point temperatures started out in the…

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