West Rockville MD Weather

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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Friday continued our cloudy, showery (0.53″) pattern that had an added twist – the “back-door” cold front slid south today and we got some cool NE breezes that sent temps down into the 50s. The system is winding down as we head into the weekend and should finally end on Sunday. Temperatures maxed out in the mid 60s in the AM but dropped into the 50s later on. Occasional light rain/drizzle/mist and clouds are continuing into the early AM hours…

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Thursday continued our cloudy, muggy, showery (1.01″ – but no thunder heard once again) pattern that looks to finish out the week and finally end by Sunday. Temperatures held in the mid 60s all day for a very small diurnal range of 3.6°. Occasional light rain/drizzle/mist and clouds are continuing into the early AM hours of Friday along with some fresh breezes. On Thursday the heaviest rain hit well south/southeast of my location. Flood watches and warnings continue to be…

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Wednesday continued our cloudy (see today’s featured image), muggy, occasionally showery (0.11″ – but no thunder) pattern that looks to hold into the weekend. Temperatures held in the mid 60s for a late PM minimum after rising into the low 70s in the mid-afternoon.  Light rain and clouds are continuing into the early AM hours of Thursday. Areas to my N and NE got hammered again Wednesday evening, with the Frederick area being particularly hard hit once again, with major…

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Tuesday started out in the very first hours of the day with numerous rumbles of thunder and occasional light rain till about 0400. Partly cloudy by sunrise, calm and quite warm and humid most of the day, with high temps reaching the upper 80s and dew points well up into the 70s. The stage was set for evening fireworks. Sure enough they came from the north up in PA (see featured image from Furlong PA about 20 miles NNW of…

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Monday was quite a day. Starting out calm and peaceful with clouds and fog, and very stable temperatures in the upper 50s to around 60°, the afternoon really got going as temps finally started to warm up to around the 80° mark. A mesocale convective complex came roaring out of the Midwest and created heavy thunderstorms, high winds, vivid lightning and plenty of thunder. Depending on where you were in the area, the heavy weather took a variety of forms…

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