West Rockville MD Weather

Tuesday was dry, but still cloudy and very cool for mid-April. A typical Tuesday afternoon image is shown as today’s featured image. Flooding is still ongoing in spots, particularly near major rivers in the area like the Potomac River, closest to me. Whites Ferry, to my NW and the only ferry working on the Potomac River these days, has been closed for the past few days due to high water and lots of debris in the river that could mess…

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I have had a variety of problems, including sleep, the past few days. This report will briefly cover both Sunday and Monday. We had quite a rainstorm overnight Sunday into most of Monday. Temps dropped on Sunday from a high of 72 @ 0000 down to 43.6 @ 2125. On Monday temps remained cool under the rainy, cloudy conditions, with a high of 56.4 @ 0644 down to 42.6 @ 2356. Most of the rain fell early Monday after midnight…

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Saturday was the second and last day of our “mini-heat wave” with mostly sunny skies with scattered high cirrus at times and temperatures once again reaching well into the 80s as had been predicted all week. The Saturday maximum temperature from the VP2 (83.4°) was recorded at 1513 while the equally balmy Saturday minimum temperature (64.6°) was recorded at 0655. Dew point temperatures continued to rise also, ranging from a low of 51° at 0001 up to a high of…

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Friday the 13th had no meteorological shenanigans for my area, as the typical altostratus overcast lessened and only lasted into the mid AM, then turned mostly sunny with scattered high clouds and warmer temperatures soaring well into the 80s as had been predicted all week. However, it did get hot in my apartment so for the first time this year, I put the A/C on to cool things down. The Friday maximum temperature from the VP2 (83.9°) was recorded at…

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Thursday started out with an altostratus overcast into the late AM, then turned partly sunny and much warmer into the mid 70s, as our big warm-up week continues to progress, culminating at the end of the week with 80° temps. An actual warm front passed through the area in the morning with the associated cloudiness and spotty light rain in the region, but not at my station. The Thursday maximum temperature from the VP2 (75.3°) was recorded at 1659 while…

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Wednesday started out with an altostratus overcast into the late AM, then turned mostly sunny and milder, as we start a warming week, culiminating at the end of the week with 80° temps. The Wednesday maximum temperature from the VP2 (55.9°) was recorded at 1753 while the Wednesday minimum temperature (37.0°) was recorded at 0122. Dew point temperatures were about the same as yesterday, ranging from a low of 23° at 0000 up to a high of 33° much later…

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Tuesday turned mostly sunny and not as cold after some early AM light fog. Milder temps were found particularly on the max side, as our big weekly warmup commenced. Each day this week will be progressively warmer with 80 max temps reached by Friday. The Tuesday maximum temperature from the VP2 (50.6°) was recorded at 1656 while the Tuesday minimum temperature (34.5°) was recorded at 0657. Dew point temperatures rose a bit today, ranging from a high of 36° at…

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Monday was mostly cloudy and cold, but not as cold on the min side as on Sunday, but with a colder max temp. There were some very light showers around (T) and even some snow in the colder spots, but with daytime temps well above freezing the snow did not stick in those scattered locations (not here at all). The Monday maximum temperature from the VP2 (42.4°) was recorded at 1138 while the Monday minimum temperature (35.1°) was recorded at…

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Sunday was mostly sunny and cold, with a freezing min (31.1°) that may be the last of the season. The Sunday maximum temperature from the VP2 (47.4°) was recorded at 1703 while the Sunday minimum temperature (31.1°) was recorded at 0715. Dew point temperatures remained relativel low all day, ranging from a low of 16° at 1108 up to a high of 23° at 1537. Relative humidity values lowered a bit more today (59% – 32%) . Barometric values started…

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Saturday started out mild, with the last of the warmth from Friday, but overnight temps dropped about 20° under cloudy skies and stayed in the 40s then 30s in the later stages of the evening. Cloudy skies most of the day as that storm that was thought to be giving us some snow stayed south and there was no precipitation falling in my immediate area. Slow clearing followed in the evening hours. The Saturday maximum temperature from the VP2 (63.4°)…

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