West Rockville MD Weather

Friday started our brief warmup under sunny skies as the roller coaster pattern of up and down temperatures continues with moderate drought conditions predominating. The Thursday maximum temperature from the VP2 (45.4°) was recorded at 1609 while the minimum temperature (24.0°) was recorded at 0524, my coldest min since 16.5° on 1/18. My dew point temperatures were about the same as yesterday, ranging from a low of 20° early at 0000 up to 29° at 2315. Relative humidity values rose…

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Thursday featured still colder temperatures with sunny skies as high temperatures only reached the upper-mid 30s and lows down in the 20s for the first time since 1/20. The Thursday maximum temperature from the VP2 (37.8°) was recorded at 1557 while the minimum temperature (26.2°) was recorded at 2354. My dew point temperatures lowered some more today, ranging from a high of 24° early at 0000 down to 17° at 1135. Relative humidity values started out lower in the AM,…

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Wednesday featured colder temperatures with partly cloudy, blustery conditions and even some snow flurries falling at times in the area as high temperatures only reached the mid 40s after a few days above the 60° mark. See the featured image taken in the early afternoon from the back of the Kaiser Building in Gaithersburg about 5 miles north of my apartment for the blustery sky from there at that time (around 1300) The Wednesday maximum temperature from the VP2 (44.2°)…

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Tuesday featured slightly cooler temperatures with early morning rain and clouds (0.07″) then changeable skies, turning partly cloudy skies in the PM as high temperatures just reached the 60° mark. I witnessed a classic wind shift with the cold frontal passage mid-morning, with increasing winds switching from SE to NW, but cooler temperatures were really not found behind the front. Sometimes the cooler air just takes a while to take over. The Tuesday maximum temperature from the VP2 (60.3°) was…

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Monday featured even warmer, partly to mostly cloudy skies as high temperatures rose into the low 60s. I had a trace of rain out of some morning sprinkles. The Monday maximum temperature from the VP2 (62.8°) was recorded at 1457 while the minimum temperature (46.1°) was recorded at 0607. My dew point temperatures continued their slow climb upwards, ranging from 42° at 0000 up to 48° at 1340. Relative humidity values were about the same as yesterday’s values (87% –…

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Sunday featured very mild, partly sunny skies as high temperatures once again rose into the mid-upper 50s. The Sunday maximum temperature from the VP2 (57.5°) was recorded at 1508 while the minimum temperature (34.3°) was recorded at 0607. It was my first daily minimum temperature above freezing in 2018. My dew point temperatures continued their slow climb upwards, ranging from 30° at 0135 up to 43° at 1605. Relative humidity values rose from yesterday’s values (85% – 56%). Barometric values…

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Saturday featured warm, partly sunny skies as high temperatures rose into the upper 50s. The Saturday maximum temperature from the VP2 (58.3°) was recorded at 1525 while the minimum temperature (27.4°) was recorded at 0708. My dew point temperatures continued their slow climb upwards, ranging from 15° at 0328 up to 36° at 1313. Relative humidity values rose a bit from yesterday’s values (73% – 37%). Barometric values lowered a bit more today from a low of 29.98″ at 1355…

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Friday featured a high clouds overcast in the AM, then mostly sunny, warmer conditions in the PM as high temperatures approached the 50° mark. All vestiges of snow in my immediate area have melted away. The Friday maximum temperature from the VP2 (49.6°) was recorded at 1503 while the minimum temperature (25.5°) was recorded at 0500. My dew point temperatures started a slow climb upwards, ranging from 10° at 0004 up to 21° at 1212. Relative humidity values fell off…

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Thursday featured clear skies and an afternoon warmup after one last cold early AM that will be the pattern for the next few days. No snow left on the ground now, just a few very scattered patches in well protected, north facing areas in my immediate area. The Thursday maximum temperature from the VP2 (41.0°) was recorded at 1536 while the minimum temperature (16.5°) was recorded at 0126. My dew point remained pretty low all day, ranging from 8° at…

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