West Rockville MD Weather

Memorial Day Monday started out cloudy with a little light rain around 0700 (0.01″) then just cloudy and dry the rest of the day. No storms today, pretty calm day. Temperatures only warmed up into the low 70s with AM lows in the more pleasant low 60s. The Monday maximum temperature reached 72.0° @ 1657, while the Monday minimum temperature was 61.5° @ 0702. The dew point temperatures lowered from Sunday’s values, ranging from a low of 60° @ 0701…

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Sunday started out partly cloudy, muggy and very warm through the mid-afternoon, then clouds took over as storms entered the area. The devastating flooding rains that hit Ellicott City were so bad because of rounds of storms continued to batter that area for several hours (often called training), but my area remained mostly dry and out of the storm action that was less than 30 miles NE of me (just a light shower of 0.02″ falling around 2015-2030). Photo from…

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Saturday started out partly cloudy, muggy and very warm through the mid-afternoon. Cumulus clouds were building fast and by mid-afternoon we had mostly cloudy conditions with storms/showers moving in. Thunder and lightning started to affect the area around 1600 but I kept missing the rain till finally around 1800 I had a brief thundershower (0.10″) that fall intensely for a few minutes (1.00″/hour Max Rain Rate @ 1805 – yes indeed my tipping bucket started working again today, though it…

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Friday was another sunny, warm, dry day. There were some clouds at times, breezes on occasion, and definitely rising dew points in the afternoon. Temperatures warmed up higher into the mid 80s and with rising dew points into the upper 60s not as comfortable a day as Thursday. The Friday maximum temperature reached 85.9° @ 1450, while the Friday minimum temperature was 60.2° @ 0602. The dew point temperatures rose as the day wore on after a pleasant start, ranging…

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Thursday was a really sunny, warm, dry day. Everytime I looked out a window to the sky, there was not a cloud to be seen! Dew points low, temperatures warm up into the mid 80s but with the dry air a pretty pleasant day. We could use some of these in about 2 months!! The Thursday maximum temperature reached 84.1° @ 1631, while the Thursday minimum temperature was 59.0° @ 0607. The dew point temperatures fell further as the day…

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Wednesday was a calmer day, partly cloudy with scattered cumulus dancing about the sky, and a bit warmer than Tuesday due to more sun. It dried out from a humid beginning to a comfortable evening. The Wednesday maximum temperature reached 79.8° @ 1630, while the Wednesday minimum temperature was 64.3° @ 2359. The dew point temperatures fell as the day wore on, ranging from a high of 69° @ 0813 down to a low of 59° @ 1830 and then…

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Tuesday put a sudden halt to our short dry spell, through a heavy mid-afternoon thunderstorm (1.01″ total for the day, about 80% of that from the thunderstorm, the other was from a light shower in the late morning) that was spread throughout the region. Skies were building by late morning/early afternoon. Temperatures remained relatively cool but muggy, only reaching the mid 70s just prior to the thunderstorm arrival with lows in the mid 60s. The Tuesday maximum temperature reached 76.0°…

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Since I was not able to post this Monday report till late this Wednesday morning, I have edited it down from its original form to make it relevant from this point on.  Monday continued our short dry spell, though with increasing clouds from a system to our west that will end this dry period on Tuesday. Temperatures were a bit cooler, only reaching the 80° mark with lows in the mid 60s. The Monday maximum temperature reached 80.0° @ 1445,…

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Sunday finally broke our week-long rainy streak with partly cloudy, warmer, dry weather all day. Morning mugginess continued, but started to dry out a bit in the afternoon and evening PM hours. Temperatures rose from the upper 60s early into the warm mid 80s by mid-afternoon under partly cloudy (scattered cumulus) skies. Flood warnings continue to be posted along a few of the major rivers. The Sunday maximum temperature reached 86.3° @ 1628, while the Sunday minimum temperature was a…

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Saturday continued our cloudy, wet (1.02″) pattern that featured the return of the milder, muggier air with frequent fog spells and rising temps and dew pts though the 60s. The system is winding down as most of today’s rain was in the AM hours, and it was dry in the PM, with some sun predicted to return to the area on Sunday. Temperatures lowered in the mid 50s in the AM but rose through most of the 60s in the…

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