West Rockville MD Weather

Monday was sunny, cooler, very dry and very windy at times. Winds gusted to 40-50 MPH locally at nearby stations with wind equipment. Air was very dry and very clear most all day. Temps reached highs in the mid 40s, then fell off some thereafter, reaching the mid 30s by midnight observation. In the metro area numerous trees and structures were blown down with the high winds, and power was out in many locations, but managed to stay on at…

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Cloudy and mild in the AM, with rain (0.75″) from about 0200-0920 then slow clearing the rest of the day with winds increasing as the LOW pulls away and the HIGH moves in. Low temps in the mid 30s early AM, then rising into the mid 50s by later in the afternoon, then slowly cooling off into the mid 40s by later in the evening. A HIGH WIND ADVISORY then WARNING is progressing into the area late Sunday and Monday….

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I have been busy catching up after a crazy 2 day sleep schedule. So today I have a somewhat condensed 2 day report. Cloudy, mild days in the 40s for highs and 30s for lows with a bit of light rain later in the day on Saturday highlight the two day period.   Cloudy on Friday with temps peaking out in the mid 40s at the very start of the observation day at midnight, dropping slowly most of the day to…

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Cloudy overnight with fog, at times quite dense, developing around dawn and extending well into the daylight hours of the morning with temps holding just above or at the freezing mark. Becoming sunny and warmer in the PM, with the fog burning off and the snowpack rapidly melting, temperatures soaring into the mid 50s by mid-afternoon.  Temperatures remained mild through the evening hours and overnight, only dropping off to the mid 40s by midnight and holding there till dawn on…

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Cloudy overnight with snow developing around 0600 and continuing moderate to heavy at times through the morning with temperatures holding in the 20s till changing over to freezing rain, mist, sleet and snow during the midday hour. There was a brief rain shower in the late evening after temperatures creeped just over the freezing mark during most of the PM hours. Pictures of today’s snow is the subject of my featured image, and also embedded in the report below.  The…

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Clear/sunny early through mid AM, temps bottoming out in the mid 20s, then increasing clouds the rest of the daylight hours, with temps reaching the upper 30s, then cloudy during the evening as Wednesday’s snowstorm was moving closer, with temps lowering down into the mid 30s by midnight observation.  The maximum temperature was 38.4° at 1541. The minimum temperature was 26.2° at 0712. The dew point temperatures ranged from a high of 22° @ 0000 down to a low of…

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Cloudy, light rain early AM (0.18″; 0000-0500 approx), then gradual clearing the rest of the AM, partly cloudy, milder in the afternoon, then temperatures falling off again in the evening. After low temps in the mid 30s, high temperatures reached the mid 40s in the afternoon well after the rain cleared out, then fell off into the mid 30s almost to the freezing mark by midnight observation time.  The maximum temperature was 46.6° at 1159. The minimum temperature was 33.7° at…

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Clear/sunny cold early AM, increasing clouds late AM/early PM, then cloudy, cold the rest of the day, with evening rain from 1700-2400 (and beyond). After low temps in the upper 20s, high temperatures reached the upper 30s before the rain started, then fell off into the mid 30s during the rain, but no frozen precipitation was noted.  The maximum temperature was 38.5° at 1534.  The minimum temperature was 28.7° at 0729. The dew point temperatures ranged from a low of…

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Partly cloudy, dry and cooler with high temperatures starting in the upper 40s at midnight and gradually falling all day, almost reaching the freezing mark by midnight, 24 hours later.  The maximum temperature was 48.0° at 0000. (PM Max 43.1° at 1535) The minimum temperature was 32.9° at 2359. The dew point temperatures ranged from a low of 16° @ 0003 up to a high of 25° @ 1355. The relative humidity values ranged from a low of 28% @ 0000 up to…

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Partly cloudy, dry and even warmer with high temperatures reaching into the springlike mid 60s by early afternoon after mild minimums in the mid 40s in the early AM.  Temperatures did start sliding down a bit in the evening, almost reaching the morning min temp around observation time. The maximum temperature was 64.9° at 1316. The minimum temperature was 46.8° at 0001. The dew point temperatures ranged from a high of 44° @ 1845 down to a low of 16° @…

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