What's the Weather Where You are?

Kevin Shaw · May 31, 2016

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station for Memorial Day Monday, May 30, 2016

Memorial Day Monday was mostly cloudy but with some sun breaks, remaining warm and humid, but cooler (only up into the low 80s) with more clouds. We didn't have any showers, as they once again elected to stay closer to the coast and other parts to the S and E. Tonight the sky is cloudy, with the temperatures falling less than last night on very light to no winds, temps around 70° now around 3:00 AM. The temperature should stay in the upper 60s by sunrise on Tuesday, with just a 20 POP for isolated showers overnight. Tuesday through Thursday should be partly sunny with highs in the mid 80s on Tuesday (20 POP for isolated showers) then partly cloudy with lower 80s on Wednesday and upper 70s on Thursday with lows in the 60° to 65° range. On Friday mostly cloudy with a 50 POP for showers/storms, highs in the upper 70s, lows in the lower 60s. Partly cloudy and dry on Saturday with highs in the low-mid 80s, then chances of showers/storms return on Sunday.

The weather underground link to my station data is:

http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=K...

My CWOP link (CWOP ID DW4566 - one web address to see my real-time data there is:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=DW4566&last=24&...)

My data can also be found at: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Monday precipitation: 0
May total precipitation: 5.66"
2016 YTD precipitation: 18.41"

Other data for Monday is as follows:
High temp 81.6° (1521)
Low temp 64.1° (0618)
Obs temp 72.1°
Peak wind gust 9 E (1650)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 96% (0647) to a low of 64% (1527)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 72° to 63°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.07" (0000) to 29.95" (1820)

At midnight obs - Cloudy, temperature 72.1°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 29.99" and steady, relative humidity 91%, dew point of 69°.

Current observations at 0317 EDT - Cloudy, temperature 70.3° (RS - 74.3°), winds 1 MPH from the WSW, barometric pressure at 29.97" and steady, relative humidity 89%, dew point 67°.

Radar is showing most of the rain showers associated with the moisture from tropical system Bonnie are now offshore in the Atlantic for the most part, stretching from North Carolina up into the Cape Cod area of Massachusetts. There are also some light showers falling in parts of SW Wisconsin at this time. .

Sunrise: 0545 (EDT) Sunset 2028 (EDT) Moonphase: Last Quarter

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Tuesday morning.

Kevin Shaw · June 1, 2016

^{Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Tuesday, May 31, 2016}

Tuesday wrapped up the wet month of May with no rain, which fell measurably on 18 of the 31 days of the month. It was my 10th wettest May on record - we have had some pretty wet Mays!!! The cool start we had was greatly tempered by our recent hot spell of 80s to 90 for highs and lows in the 60s but I did manage to come in a bit below normal for May average max and average temperature. Tuesday was another very warm one with high temps in the upper 80s and lows in the upper 60s. Some clouds around but showers were confined to coastal areas well to my east. Tonight temperatures are holding in the mid 60s at 3:30 AM, though we did have a bit of dry air sneak in late this past afternoon with dew point temperatures falling into the upper 50s for a while. The temperature should drop into the low 60s by sunrise on Wednesday. Wednesday and Thursday should be partly sunny with highs in the lower 80s on Wednesday and upper 70s on Thursday with lows in the 60° to 65° range. On Friday mostly cloudy with a 50 POP for showers/storms, highs in the upper 70s, lows in the lower 60s both Friday and Saturday nights. Partly cloudy and dry on Saturday with highs in the low-mid 80s, then a chance of showers/storms (50 POP) returns on Sunday with highs in the upper 70s.

The weather underground link to my station data is:
http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=K...

My CWOP link (CWOP ID DW4566 - one web address to see my real-time data there is:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=DW466&la5st=24&tz=0)

My data can also be found at: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Tuesday precipitation: 0
May total precipitation: 5.66"
2016 YTD precipitation: 18.41"

Other data for Tuesday is as follows:
High temp 88.1° (1630)
Low temp 68.3° (2359)
Obs temp 68.3°
Peak wind gust 10 NE (1246)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 94% (0629) to a low of 38% (1624)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 70° to 58°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.02" (2335) to 29.96" (1715)

At midnight obs - temperature 68.3°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 30.01" and steady, relative humidity 80%, dew point of 62°.

Current observations at 0404 EDT - temperature 64.2° (RS - 67.5°), winds Calm, barometric pressure at 30.03" and steady, relative humidity 91%, dew point 62°.

Radar is showing most of the rain showers associated with the moisture from tropical system Bonnie just barely showing up along parts of the immediate North Carolina coastal areas. Also showers are showing stronger in parts of the Midwest, in parts of Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin at this time.

Sunrise: 0545 (EDT) Sunset 2029 (EDT) Moonphase: Waning Crescent

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Wednesday morning

Kevin Shaw · June 2, 2016

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Wednesday started the month of June seasonably warm, humid and without any rain. Temps reached the mid 80s by afternoon with plenty of clouds around at times, but sun around at times also. The temperatureat 3:15 AM is in the mid 60s, but should drop into the low 60s by sunrise on Thursday. During the day on Thursday it should be partly sunny with highs in the lower 80s with a 20 POP for showers, then an increased chance on Thursday night (40 POP) for showers/storms with lows in the upper 60s. On Friday mostly cloudy with a 50 POP for showers/storms, highs in the low 80s, lows in the mid 60s at night with a continued 50 POP for showers/storms. Partly cloudy and dry on Saturday with highs in the mid 80s, then cloudy with a chance of showers/storms (60 POP) Saturday night with lows in the upper 60s, then a 70 POP likelihood for showers/storms on Sunday with highs in the lower 80s. A 40 POP for showers Sunday night then drying out for the new week with highs on Monday under sunny skies around 80° dropping into the 70s starting on Tuesday, lows in the 60s early then possibly 50s later on in the week.

The weather underground link to my station data is:
http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=K...
My CWOP link (CWOP ID DW4566 - one web address to see my real-time data there is:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=DW4566&last=24&...)
My data can also be found at: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Wednesday precipitation: 0
May total precipitation: 5.66"
June total precipitation: 0.00"
2016 YTD precipitation: 18.41"

Other data for Wednesday is as follows:
High temp 85.0° (1527)
Low temp 62.7° (0556)
Obs temp 69.0°
Peak wind gust 9 ENE (1749)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 96% (0750) to a low of 43% (1448)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 71° to 60°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.10" (2340) to 30.00" (0125)

At midnight obs - temperature 69.0°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 30.10" and rising, relative humidity 79%, dew point of 62°.

Current observations at 0342 EDT - temperature 65.0° (RS - 67.5°), winds Calm, barometric pressure at 30.09" and steady, relative humidity 91%, dew point 62°.

Radar is showing most of the rain showers associated with the moisture from tropical system Bonnie circulating nicely around Cape Hatteras NC - a kind of rebirth of this system seems to be happening. Also there are scattered showers/dying storms located in parts of western PA, WV, TN and other areas of the midwest at this time.

Sunrise: 0544 (EDT) Sunset 2030 (EDT) Moonphase: Waning Crescent

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Thursday morning.

Kevin Shaw · June 3, 2016

^{Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Thursday, June 2, 2016}

Thursday was still warm and humid, but not as warm as Wednesday. Just about as humid, and once again rainless. That pattern is about to change over the next few days, through the weekend, especially on Sunday. Temps reached the very low 80s by afternoon with clouds around at times, but sun around at times also. The temperature at 2:00 AM is in the low 70s, clouds around with dying rain showers out to the west and north. The temps should only should drop a few more degrees (around 70°) by sunrise on Friday. During the day on Friday mostly cloudy with a 50 POP for showers/storms, highs in the low 80s, lows in the mid 60s at night with a continued 50 POP for showers/storms. Mostly cloudy on Saturday with highs in the mid 80s and a 50 POP for showers/storms, then cloudy with a likely chance of showers/storms (60 POP) Saturday night with lows in the upper 60s, then an 80 POP likelihood for showers/storms on Sunday with highs in the mid 80s. Storms could possibly get heavy and/or severe. A 40 POP for showers Sunday night with lows in the mid 60s then drying out for the new week with highs on Monday and Tuesday under sunny skies we should have highs in the low 80s, then 70s for highs the rest of the week, with lows in the 60s early then possibly 50s later on in the week.

The weather underground link to my station data is:
http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=K...
My CWOP link (CWOP ID DW4566 - one web address to see my real-time data there is:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=DW4566&last=24&...)
My data can also be found at: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Thursday precipitation: 0
May total precipitation: 5.66"
June total precipitation: 0.00"
2016 YTD precipitation: 18.41"

Other data for Thursday is as follows:
High temp 80.5° (1649)
Low temp 63.9° (0518)
Obs temp 72.8°
Peak wind gust 10 E (1636)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 96% (0621) to a low of 65% (1554)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 69° to 62°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.14" (0926) to 30.02" (0739)

At midnight obs - Cloudy, temperature 72.8°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 30.07" and falling, relative humidity 84%, dew point of 68°.

Current observations at 0231 EDT - temperature 72.1° (RS - 75.6°), winds Calm, barometric pressure at 30.04" and falling, relative humidity 88%, dew point 68°.

Radar is showing rain showers over parts of western and central PA and southern WV right now, moving ENE, not going to affect my area overnight as it looks right now.

Sunrise: 0544 (EDT) Sunset 2030 (EDT) Moonphase: Waning Crescent

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Friday morning

Kevin Shaw · June 4, 2016

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Friday, June 3, 2016

Friday was partly cloudy, warm and humid, about the same for high temps but warmer on the mins with higher dew points. The big difference on Friday was an afternoon thunderstorm that hit between 1600 and 1700, with moderate thunder and lightning but brief heavy rain that gave me my highest rain rate in quite a while, at 14.05"/hour at 1612. The 5 minute period at the outset of the rain yielded 0.35". No more action the rest of the day after that , just muggy - 10 degrees cooler after the storm, and held that way through the evening as air and dew point temperature were essentially the same. The temperature at 3:15 AM is around 70° and should stay there till sunrise on Saturday. Mostly cloudy on Saturday with highs in the lower 80s and a 50 POP for showers/storms, then cloudy with a likely chance of showers/storms (80 POP) Saturday night with lows in the upper 60s, then an 80 POP likelihood for showers/storms on Sunday with highs in the mid 80s. Storms could possibly get heavy and/or severe as we are in an enhanced risk for severe activity by the Severe Storm Center out in Oklahoma. An 80 POP for showers/storms Sunday evening with lows in the mid 60s, then partly cloudy and dry after midnight. Drying out for the new week with highs on Monday and Tuesday under sunny skies we should have highs in the low 80s, then 70s for highs on Wednesday and Thursday, then back up into the low 80s and sunny on Friday, with lows in the low-mid 60s through Tuesday then maybe upper 50s on Wednesday then back into the lower 60s the rest of the week.

The weather underground link to my station data is:
http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=K...
My CWOP link (CWOP ID DW4566 - one web address to see my real-time data there is:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=DW4566&last=24&...)
My data can also be found at: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Friday precipitation: 1.04" (LR) 0.90" (VP2) 14.05"/hour Max rain rate (MRR) @ 1412
May total precipitation: 5.66"
June total precipitation: 1.04"
2016 YTD precipitation: 19.45"

Other data for Friday is as follows:
High temp 80.4° (1540)
Low temp 69.4° (2357)
Obs temp 69.4°
Peak wind gust 15 ENE (1610)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 97% (2310) to a low of 76% (1530)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 73° to 66°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.07" (0001) to 29.99" (1537)

At midnight obs - PCloudy, temperature 69.4°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 30.06" and steady, relative humidity 96%, dew point of 68°.

Current observations at 0342 EDT - PCloudy, temperature 69.8° (RS - 75.9°), winds Calm, barometric pressure at 30.02" and falling, relative humidity 98%, dew point 69°.

Radar is showing rain showers over parts of the midwest, a small patch over OH and IN, and a larger one over parts of WI, IA and MN. Our earlier rain has moved south into parts of eastern NC at this time.

Sunrise: 0544 (EDT) Sunset 2031 (EDT) Moonphase: New Moon

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Saturday morning.

Kevin Shaw · June 5, 2016

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Saturday, June 4, 2016

Saturday was cloudy, warm and humid, about the same for temps as Friday. No rain on Saturday, even though it looked like we were going to get some on radar. Cells seemed to just dry up as they approached the Potomac River and the Maryland border from over in Virginia. We did get a bit of rain early this Sunday morning but very little and it now has moved off to the east over on the Maryland Eastern Shore. The radar shows a lull in the action now for a while. There is a 90 POP likelihood for showers/storms on Sunday afternoon with a 70 POP for Sunday evening, with highs in the low 80s and lows in the upper 60s. Storms could possibly get heavy and/or severe as we are in an enhanced risk for severe activity by the Severe Storm Center out in Oklahoma. Sunny with highs on Monday in the mid 80s, then low 80s on Tuesday with a 30 POP for showers/storms ahead of another cold front. Lows Monday night in the 60s. Then low 70s for highs on Wednesday, mid 70s on Thursday, then the upper 70s and sunny on Friday, with lows in the mid 50s on Wednesday and Thursday night, warming to around 60 on Friday night.

The weather underground link to my station data is:
http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=K...
My CWOP link (CWOP ID DW4566 - one web address to see my real-time data there is:
http://www.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=DW4566&last=24&tz=0)

.finduMy data can also be found at: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Saturday precipitation: 0
June total precipitation: 1.04"
2016 YTD precipitation: 19.45"

Other data for Saturday is as follows:
High temp 80.8° (1723)
Low temp 69.0° (0021)
Obs temp 73.2°
Peak wind gust 7 E (1847)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 98% (0136) to a low of 75% (1605)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 73° to 68°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.06" (0020) to 29.91" (2343)

At midnight obs - Cloudy, temperatu.re 73.2°, Winds 1E, Pressure at 29.91" and steady, relative humidity 88%, dew point of 69°.

Current observations at 0545 EDT - Cloudy, temperature 71.3° (RS - 79.5°), winds Calm, barometric pressure at 29.80" and falling, relative humidity 96%, dew point 70°.

Radar is showing rain showers over parts of the Maryland Eastern Shore, and also over parts of WV, VA, and also a large area over much of New York and parts of New England, but we are in a lull for the moment here.

Sunrise: 0544 (EDT) Sunset 2031 (EDT) Moonphase: New Moon

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Sunday morning

Kevin Shaw · June 6, 2016

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Sunday, June 5, 2016

Sunday was a partly to mostly cloudy, warm and humid day, a bit warmer than Saturday, then with a brief downpour in the late afternoon that wet things down nicely. My VP2 gauge only read 0.13" for the day but it must be blocked as precipitation keeps very slowly piling up even after it has stopped raining. My cocorahs gauge showed a lot more at 0.57". The temps dropped down from the low 80s into the 70s during the rain, then into the upper 60s, with dew points about the same. Now early on Monday morning the temperature is in the mid 60s as is the dew point. The skies have cleared off mostly, just a few scattered clouds around now. Temperatures might drop into the low 60s if drier air can work in and lower the dew point a bit. Sunny with highs on Monday in the mid 80s, lows in the 60s, then low 80s on Tuesday with mostly sunny skies, then on Tuesday night starting to cool off with lows in the upper 50s. Then low 70s for highs on Wednesday, mid 70s on Thursday, then the upper 70s and sunny on Friday, with lows in the mid 50s on Wednesday night and upper 50s on Thursday night, warming to the low 60s on Friday night. It should remain mostly dry and sunny over the weekend, with highs getting back up into the low-mid 80s.

The weather underground link to my station data is:
http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=K...
My CWOP link (CWOP ID DW4566 - one web address to see my real-time data there is:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=DW4566&last=24&...)
My data can also be found at: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Sunday precipitation: 0.57" (LR) 0.13" (VP2- must be partially blocked up)
June total precipitation: 1.61"
2016 YTD precipitation: 20.02"

Other data for Sunday is as follows:
High temp 83.4° (1611)
Low temp 66.5° (2327)
Obs temp 66.5°
Peak wind gust 16 E (1627)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 97% (0711) to a low of 64% (1621)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 74° to 66°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 29.92" (0011) to 29.67" (1509)

At midnight obs - Clear/scat clouds, temperature 66.5°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 29.76" and rising, relative humidity 97%, dew point of 66°.

Current observations at 0257 EDT - Clear/scat clouds, temperature 66.1° (RS - 75.2°), winds Calm, barometric pressure at 29.74" and steady, relative humidity 98%, dew point 66°.

Radar is showing our earlier rain showers far south over the waters of southern VA and NC, plus another batch of rain over much of eastern Maine and New Brunswick at this time. Otherwise pretty clear out to the west.

Sunrise: 0543 (EDT) Sunset 2032 (EDT) Moonphase: New Moon

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Monday morning.

Kevin Shaw · June 7, 2016

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Monday, June 6, 2016

Monday was mostly sunny, a warm but less humid day, with dew points in the more moderate low to mid 60s most of the day. Temperatures topped off in the mid 80s actually a bit warmer than Sunday. No rain but Sunday's rain continues to trickle through my VP2 gauge (see statistics below). Now early on Tuesday morning the temperature is around the 70° mark with the dew point climbing through the mid 60s. The skies have clouded up a bit and temps should not drop much the rest of the night, probably no lower than the mid-upper 60s by Tuesday morning. Mostly sunny with highs in the low 80s on Tuesday, but with a 30 POP for showers/storms scattered about. Then partly cloudy on Tuesday night with a continued 30 POP for showers/storms but later on starting to cool off with lows in the upper 50s. Then low 70s for highs on Wednesday, mid 70s on Thursday, then the upper 70s and sunny on Friday, with lows in the low 50s on Wednesday night and breezy at times with upper 50s on Thursday night, warming to the low 60s on Friday night. It should remain mostly dry and sunny/partly cloudy over the weekend, with highs getting back up into the low-mid 80s.

The weather underground link to my station data is:
http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=K...
My CWOP link (CWOP ID DW4566 - one web address to see my real-time data there is:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=DW4566&last=24&...)
My data can also be found at: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Monday precipitation: 0 (LR) 0.04" (VP2- drip off from Sunday's rain continues)
June total precipitation: 1.61"
2016 YTD precipitation: 20.02"

Other data for Monday is as follows:
High temp 84.7° (1637)
Low temp 65.3° (0630)
Obs temp 73.6°
Peak wind gust 14 WSW (1030)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 99% (0807) to a low of 46% (1628)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 69° to 61°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 29.79" (0804) to 29.68" (2337)

At midnight obs - Cloudy, temperature 73.6°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 29.68" and falling, relative humidity 79%, dew point of 67°.

Current observations at 0316 EDT - Cloudy, temperature 69.5° (RS - 77.0°), winds Calm, barometric pressure at 29.65" and falling, relative humidity 90%, dew point 67°.

Radar is showing an approaching cold front rain shower area mostly up in New York and NE PA, but dragging down through the central PA and into western MD and parts of WV at this time, headed east. The line is much weaker and narrower in the MD/WV area compared to the area far to the NE in NY and NE PA. Other areas of rain may be found over the coastal and offshore areas of the Carolinas at this time.

Sunrise: 0543 (EDT) Sunset 2033 (EDT) Moonphase: Waxing Crescent

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Tuesday morning.

Kevin Shaw · June 8, 2016

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Tuesday, June 7 2016

Tuesday was partly sunny, a bit less warm and humid day, with dew points in the 60s earlier in the day but dropping into the low-mid 50s in the late afternoon into the evening, with fresh NW breezes bringing in the drier air. Temps reached the low 80s through the mid-afternoon, dropping into the 70s in the later afternoon and evening, dropping into the upper-mid 60s by the later stages of the evening and now in the low 60s in the early morning hours of Wednesday. Rain showers were in the area on Tuesday mid-afternoon but nothing measurable fell at the station. Then low 70s for highs on Wednesday and breezy at times, mid 70s on Thursday and sunny, then the upper 70s and sunny on Friday, with lows in the low 50s on Wednesday night and breezes continuing with mid 50s for lows on Thursday night, warming to the upper 50s on Friday night. Partly cloudy on Saturday with highs in the low 80s and a 40 POP for showers/storms both during the day and in the evening, with lows in the mid 60s. It should remain be sunny on Sunday, with highs in the low 80s, lows around 60° Sunday night under mostly clear skies.

The weather underground link to my station data is:
http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=K...
My CWOP link (CWOP ID DW4566 - one web address to see my real-time data there is:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=DW4566&last=24&...)

My data can also be found at: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Tuesday precipitation: 0 (LR) 0.02" (VP2- drip off from Sunday's rain continues)
June total precipitation: 1.61"
2016 YTD precipitation: 20.02"

Other data for Tuesday is as follows:
High temp 82.2° (1429)
Low temp 65.7° (0630)
Obs temp 65.7°
Peak wind gust 15 SW (1738)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 96% (0658) to a low of 43% (1752)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 68° to 51°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 29.74" (2357) to 29.54" (1430)

At midnight obs - Clear, temperature 65.7°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 29.74" and rising, relative humidity 63%, dew point of 53°.

Current observations at 0323 EDT - Clear, temperature 61.2° (RS - 68.5°), winds Calm, barometric pressure at 29.75" and steady, relative humidity 72%, dew point 52°.

Radar is showing most of the east coast rain up in a good part of Maine right now, along with a bit over in NH , VT and upstate NY. Also a smaller area in western NY state and OH, and a few showers in mid-south MI and into Lake Michigan. The showers from TS Colin are rapidly moving out to the North Atlantic off the coast of North Carolina at this time.

Sunrise: 0543 (EDT) Sunset 2033 (EDT) Moonphase: Waxing Crescent

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Wednesday morning.

Kevin Shaw · June 9, 2016

^{Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Wednesday, June 8, 2016}

Wednesday was partly sunny, much cooler, quite breezy at times, with a surprise light turbulence caused shower in the mid-afternoon that I picked up on radar. What every day from now till September should be like. Temps held in the 60s most of the day, only tipping over 70° slightly in the very late afternoon. Through the evening the temperatures fell fairly quickly through the 60s, and into the 50s by late evening and now is 52° at 3 AM. We should hit the upper 40s by sunrise on Thursday. We should be sunny with high temps in the mid 70s on Thursday and still breezy at times, then less breezy on Friday with mid 70s highs once again, with lows in the mid 50s on Thursday and around 60° Friday night under mostly clear skies. Partly cloudy on Saturday with highs in the mid 80s and a 40 POP for showers/storms both during the day and in the evening, with lows in the upper 60s. It should be sunny on Sunday, with highs in the mid 80s, lows in the low 60s Sunday night under mostly clear skies. Mostly sunny Monday through Wednesday, highs in the upper 70s on Monday rising to the mid 80s by Wednesday, with lows in the low-mid 60s.

The weather underground link to my station data is:
http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=K...
My CWOP link (CWOP ID DW4566 - one web address to see my real-time data there is:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=DW4566&last=24&...)
My data can also be found at: http:/www/.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Wednesday precipitation: 0.01" (LR) 0.00" (VP2- drip off has ended apparently)
June total precipitation: 1.62"
2016 YTD precipitation: 20.03"

Other data for Wednesday is as follows:
High temp 70.8° (1808)
Low temp 56.2° (2357)
Obs temp 56.2°
Peak wind gust 22 SW (1514)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 86% (0638) to a low of 36% (1759)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 56° to 42°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 29.96" (2333) to 29.73" (0035)

At midnight obs - Clear, temperature 56.2°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 29.96" and rising, relative humidity 71%, dew point of 47°.

Current observations at 0315 EDT - Clear, temperature 51.6° (RS - 56.8°), winds Calm, barometric pressure at 29.98" and steady, relative humidity 82%, dew point 46°.

Radar is showing just a little bit of rain showers in far northern ME and neighboring New Brunswick, along with a few showers just creeping into the screen from the Great Plains over parts of IA and MN at this time. Otherwise quite dry in the rest of the Eastern US north of Florida.

Sunrise: 0543 (EDT) Sunset 2034 (EDT) Moonphase: Waxing Crescent

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Thursday morning.

Kevin Shaw · June 10, 2016

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Thursday, June 9, 2016

Thursday was mostly sunny, dry, cool in the early AM but only hitting 50°, failing to get into the upper 40s as predicted here at my station, then warming in the afternoon up to just above 80° by very late in the afternoon. (This time of year I seem to register my high temperature for the day between 1800 and 1830, I believe I am getting some late sun in the backyard and my sensor is getting some unintentional solar influences to cause too great a rise in the temperature than I should.) Winds were still fresh most of the day, but not as much as yesterday. Tonight temperatures have fallen into the low 60s early this Friday morning, winds are keeping up from a northerly component at times but should be veering over to a more southwesterly direction as they did during the day. By morning we may fall into the upper 50s under partly cloudy skies overnight but probably will be around the 60° mark. Sunny and less breezy on Friday with upper 70s to around 80° for highs then lows in the low 60s Friday night under partly cloudy skies. Partly cloudy on Saturday and much warmer with highs in the low 90s and a 30 POP for showers/storms both during the day and in the evening, with lows in the lower 70s. It should be mostly sunny on Sunday, with highs around 90°, then lows in the low 60s Sunday night under partly cloudy skies. Mostly sunny Monday and Tuesday, highs in the lower 80s, lows in the low-mid 60s, then partly cloudy on Wednesday and Thursday with a 30 POP for showers/storms, highs in the low 80s, lows in the low-mid 60s.

The weather underground link to my station data is:
http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=K...
My CWOP link (CWOP ID DW4566 - one web address to see my real-time data there is:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=DW4566&last=24&...)
My data can also be found at: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Thursday precipitation: 0
June total precipitation: 1.62"
2016 YTD precipitation: 20.03"

Other data for Thursday is as follows:
High temp 80.8° (1804)
Low temp 50.0° (0619)
Obs temp 64.2°
Peak wind gust 16 SW (1358)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 91% (0658) to a low of 32% (1628)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 53° to 43°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.02" (2354) to 29.91" (1836)

At midnight obs - temperature 64.2°, Winds 1 W, Pressure at 30.02" and rising, relative humidity 52%, dew point of 46°.

Current observations at 0257 EDT - PCloudy, temperature 64.8° (RS - 69.6°), winds 5 NW, barometric pressure at 30.06" and rising, relative humidity 39%, dew point 39°.

Radar is showing just a small cluster of showers in the Chicago area extending into parts of northern IN and southern WI and an even smaller batch of rain over parts of NH and ME at this time.

Sunrise: 0542 (EDT) Sunset 2034 (EDT) Moonphase: Waxing Crescent

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Friday morning.

Kevin Shaw · June 11, 2016

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Friday, June 10, 2016

Friday was mostly sunny, dry, relatively cool in the early AM but milder than Thursday as we just got down into the mid 50s but still comfortable. It will be our last comfortable overnight for a few days. The heat and humidity are on their way, just in time for the weekend! Temperatures topped off in the low 80s with still comfortable dew points in the 50s to around 60° in the evening. (Once again, I registered my daily high temperature between 1800 and 1830 - I believe I am getting some late sun in the backyard where my temperature sensor is and it is getting some unintentional solar influences, causing too great a rise in the temperature than it should be.) This evening temperatures have dropped off into the low-mid 60s early on this Saturday morning around 2:15 AM. We won't get much lower than the low 60s by sunrise on Saturday. Mostly sunny on Saturday and much warmer and more humid with highs in the low 90s with a 30 POP for showers/storms both during the afternoon and in the partly cloudy evening, with lows in the lower 70s. It should be mostly sunny on Sunday, with highs in the upper 80s, then lows in the mid 50s Sunday night under clear, dry skies. Partly to mostly cloudy Monday through Friday with highs mostly in the lower to mid 80s, lows in the low-mid 60s, with a 30 POP for showers/storms on Tuesday only as it looks at this point.

The weather underground link to my station data is:
http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=K...
My CWOP link (CWOP ID DW4566 - one web address to see my real-time data there is:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=DW4566&last=24&...)
My data can also be found at: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Friday precipitation: 0
June total precipitation: 1.62"
2016 YTD precipitation: 20.03"

Other data for Friday is as follows:
High temp 81.3° (1820)
Low temp 55.5° (0643)
Obs temp 65.3°
Peak wind gust 13 SW (1521)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 79% (2350) to a low of 39% (0234)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 60° to 39°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.14" (0416) to 30.02" (0000)

At midnight obs - temperature 65.3°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 30.09" and rising, relative humidity 80%, dew point of 59°.

Current observations at 0307 EDT - PCloudy, temperature 62.4° (RS - 64.9°), winds Calm, barometric pressure at 30.06" and steady, relative humidity 87%, dew point 59°.

Radar is showing storms out in parts of Iowa and a line of showers moving through central Michigan, heading south and east but mostly east at this time. This line if it manages to hold together, will probably be north of our immediate area for the most part on Saturday afternoon/evening.

Sunrise: 0543 (EDT) Sunset 2035 (EDT) Moonphase: First Quarter

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Saturday morning.

Kevin Shaw · June 12, 2016

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Saturday, June 11, 2016

Saturday turned our corner into summer, with terrible hot and humid weather, after a reasonably pleasant early AM with lows of 60°. We hit our hottest day of the year so far unfortunately, with a high temperature of 93.6° that did not break the 99° daily record for the date set back in 2000. The 30 POP for rain didn't materialize any sort of action Saturday afternoon or evening but fresh breezes at times helped to mitigate the heat somewhat. Dew points got up into the lower 70s, but later in the afternoon and evening they dropped into the mid 60s. Temperatures early on this Sunday morning are still in the mid 70s at 3:30 AM. It won't drop any lower than the low 70s by sunrise under clear skies. It should be mostly sunny on Sunday, with highs in the upper 80s, then lows in the mid 50s Sunday night under clear, dry skies. Partly to mostly cloudy Monday through Friday with highs mostly in the upper 70s to lower 80s, lows in the low-mid 60s, with a 30 POP for showers/storms on Wednesday,40 POP on Thursday, and 50 POP on Friday. Sunny and seasonable is the first run at the weekend forecast this far out.

The weather underground link to my station data is:
http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=K...
My CWOP link (CWOP ID DW4566 - one web address to see my real-time data there is:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=DW4566&last=24&...)
My data can also be found at: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Saturday precipitation: 0
June total precipitation: 1.62"
2016 YTD precipitation: 20.03"

Other data for Saturday is as follows:
High temp 93.6° (1806)
Low temp 60.0° (0627)
Obs temp 76.0°
Peak wind gust 17 WSW (1619)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 93% (0717) to a low of 38% (1652)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 73° to 57°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.09" (0000) to 29.86" (2001)

At midnight obs - clear, temperature 76.0°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 29.88" and steady, relative humidity 67%, dew point of 64°.

Current observations at 0400 EDT - Clear, temperature 75.1° (RS - 79.5°), winds Calm, barometric pressure at 29.84" and falling, relative humidity 68%, dew point 64°.

Radar is showing scattered light showers in parts of northern Maine, thunderstorms out in parts of central North Dakota and a few light showers/storms in NE IA and SE MN at this time.

Sunrise: 0542 (EDT) Sunset 2035 (EDT) Moonphase: First Quarter

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Sunday morning.

Kevin Shaw · June 13, 2016

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Sunday, June 12, 2016

Sunday started out quite warm and humid, with fresh breezes kicking up ahead, with and behind the cold front from the north that was more like a dew point front for us today. Temps started out in the mid 70s in the early AM, warming into the upper 80s by mid-day/afternoon under mostly sunny skies, but then in the afternoon dew points dropped radically from the 60s through the 50s then well into the 40s, then briefly in the upper 30s in the evening before rebounding a bit into the 40s again later in the evening and currently at 2:30 AM on Monday morning. The temperatures have been slow to drop but have done so after sunset, and now are in the mid 60s. We should make the upper 50s by sunrise Monday. Partly to mostly cloudy Monday through Friday with highs mostly in the mid 70s to lower 80s, lows in the upper 50s to low 60s, with a 30 POP for showers/storms Tuesday evening, a 40 POP Wednesday night, a 50 POP during the day on Thursday, a 60 POP likelihood for rain on Thursday night, and then a 50 POP on Friday. Partly Sunny with highs in the upper 70s on Saturday, 40 POP for rain on Sunday. and seasonable is the first run at the weekend forecast this far out.

The weather underground link to my station data is:
http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=K...
My CWOP link (CWOP ID DW4566 - one web address to see my real-time data there is:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=DW4566&last=24&...)
My data can also be found at: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Sunday precipitation: 0
June total precipitation: 1.62"
2016 YTD precipitation: 20.03"

Other data for Sunday is as follows:
High temp 87.9° (1616)
Low temp 69.4° (2358) AM Min 74.3° (0645)
Obs temp 69.4°
Peak wind gust 21 SW (1410)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 78% (0718) to a low of 18% (1827)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 69° to 38°(1827)
Barometric pressure values ranged from 29.91" (2357) to 29.77" (1445)

At midnight obs - clear, temperature 69.4°, Winds 5 SW, Pressure at 29.91" and rising, relative humidity 43%, dew point of 46°.

Current observations at 0305 EDT - Clear, temperature 63.6° (RS - 64.9°), winds 1 NNW, barometric pressure at 29.93" and rising, relative humidity 56%, dew point 47°.

Radar is showing an area of showers/storms in northern Wisconsin, parts of the upper peninsula of Michigan and NE Minnesota at this time.

Sunrise: 0542 (EDT) Sunset 2036 (EDT) Moonphase: First Quarter

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Monday morning.

Kevin Shaw · June 14, 2016

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Monday, June 13, 2016

Monday was pretty nice, remaining under 80° for the high temperature but barely getting below 60° for the early AM low. Dew points remained relatively low in the upper 40s to 50s but a bit higher than later on Sunday. Breezes kept up early but lessened later in the day under mostly sunny skies. Temperatures early this Tuesday morning at about 2 AM are still running around the 70° mark. Under cloudy skies now, we probably won't drop any more than the mid 60s by sunrise Tuesday. Sunny skies and 80° for highs on Tuesday, then partly to mostly cloudy the rest of the week, with increasing chances of rain as the week progresses through Friday with highs mostly in the mid 70s to lower 80s, lows mostly in the 60s, with a 60 POP for showers/storms Wednesday evening through Thursday evening, and a 40 POP for more showers during the day on Friday. Mostly Sunny on both Saturday and Father's Day Sunday with highs in the upper 70s on Saturday, and around 80° n on Sunday with lows in the 60° to 65° range.

The weather underground link to my station data is:
http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=K...
My CWOP link (CWOP ID DW4566 - one web address to see my real-time data there is:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=DW4566&last=24&...)
My data can also be found at: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Monday precipitation: 0
June total precipitation: 1.62"
2016 YTD precipitation: 20.03"

Other data for Monday is as follows:
High temp 78.6° (1627)
Low temp 59.8° (0640)
Obs temp 69.6°
Peak wind gust 16 SW (1013)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 70% (0659) to a low of 43% (0000)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 59° to 45°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.01" (0900) to 29.87" (2137)

At midnight obs - cloudy, temperature 69.6°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 29.90" and rising, relative humidity 65%, dew point of 57°.

Current observations at 0241 EDT - Cloudy, temperature 69.6° (RS - 69.2°), winds 1 WSW, barometric pressure at 29.92" and rising, relative humidity 60%, dew point 55°.

Radar is showing showers/storms out in the Dakotas, particularly South Dakota and also Nebraska, also showers in parts of Illinois and SW Michigan, and up in northern ME and adjoining New Brunswick, and out in the Atlantic further south a bit around the MA/NH/ME area.

Sunrise: 0542 (EDT) Sunset 2036 (EDT) Moonphase: First Quarter

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Tuesday morning.

Kevin Shaw · June 15, 2016

^{Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Flag Day Tuesday, June 14, 2016}

Flag Day Tuesday was a pretty nice day once again, warming into the low 80s under sunny skies after early AM lows in the mid 60s (due to overnight cloudiness) but still livable dew points mostly in the 50s, with temps tonight dropping more, into the low 60s by midnight and now at 3 AM just going under the 60° mark under cloudy skies now which will probably put a lid on further drops of the temperature overnight till sunrise on Wednesday. Mostly cloudy the rest of the week, with increasing chances of rain as the week progresses through Friday with highs mostly in the mid 70s to lower 80s, lows mostly in the 60s, with a 20 POP for isolated showers during the day on Wednesday, then increasing to a 60 POP for showers/storms Wednesday evening, 50 POP for showers during the day on Thursday, then a 70 POP for showers/storms Thursday evening, and a 50 POP for more showers during the day on Friday. Mostly Sunny on both Saturday and Father's Day Sunday with highs in the lower 80s both days, lows around 60°.Looks like we kick off the new week a bit warmer, with highs reaching up into the upper 80s on Monday and Tuesday, with rain chances increasing on Tuesday a bit (30 POP). Lows in the upper 60s to around 70°.

The weather underground link to my station data is:
http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=K...
My CWOP link (CWOP ID DW4566 - one web address to see my real-time data there is:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=DW4566&last=24&...)
My data can also be found at: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Tuesday precipitation: 0
June total precipitation: 1.62"
2016 YTD precipitation: 20.03"

Other data for Tuesday is as follows:
High temp 82.3° (1808)
Low temp 61.7° (2357) AM Low 65.1° (0735)
Obs temp 61.7°
Peak wind gust 10 NNW (0814)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 75% (2358) to a low of 33% (1812)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 58° to 48°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.05" (2341) to 29.90" (0000)

At midnight obs - cloudy, temperature 61.7°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 30.04" and falling, relative humidity 75%, dew point of 54°.

Current observations at 0358 EDT - Cloudy, temperature 60.2° (RS - 60.4°), winds Calm, barometric pressure at 30.01" and falling, relative humidity 86%, dew point 56°.

Radar is showing showers/dying storms in parts of Illinois and eastern WI, entering into Lake Michigan and western Michigan at this time. Also light showers are scattered about parts of western MD, panhandle of WV, and western VA along the WV border at this time. All activity is heading east towards my area.

Sunrise: 0542 (EDT) Sunset 2036 (EDT) Moonphase: Waxing Gibbous

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Wednesday morning.

Kevin Shaw · June 16, 2016

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Wednesday was a transition day, with dew points low at first but climbing to unpleasant levels by later in the day. A bit of sun in the morning and early afternoon, but more clouds than sun in the PM, and definitely cloudy in the evening, with showers in the area, and light showers falling in the late evening just prior to observation. Temperatures fell to just under 60° very early AM, but rose overnight along with the dew points, and hit the lower mid 80s by the late afternoon. Tonight the temps fell some, through the 70s and now at 3 AM just below the 70° mark under cloudy, occasionally showery skies. The rest of the evening carries the threat of more showers, with lows by sunrise only reaching the upper 60s. Mostly cloudy the rest of the week, with increasing chances of rain as the week progresses through Friday with highs mostly in the low 70s on Friday and mid 80s on Thursday, lows mostly in the 60s, with a 50 POP for showers during the day on Thursday, then a 90 POP for showers/storms Thursday evening and during the day on Friday, then a 30 POP for showers on Friday evening with temperatures falling off late into the upper 50s. Mostly Sunny on both Saturday and Father's Day Sunday with highs in the upper 70s on Friday and lower 80s on Sunday, lows in the upper 50s to lower 60s. .Looks like we kick off the new week a bit warmer, with highs reaching up into the upper 80s on Monday and Tuesday, with rain chances increasing on Tuesday evening and Wednesday a bit (40 POP). Lows in the upper 60s to around 70°.

The weather underground link to my station data is:

http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=KMDGAITH11

My CWOP link (CWOP ID DW4566 - one web address to see my real-time data there is:

http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=DW4566&last=24&...)

My data can also be found at: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Wednesday precipitation: 0.03" (LR) 0.00" (VP2)

June total precipitation: 1.65"

2016 YTD precipitation: 20.06"

Other data for Wednesday is as follows:

High temp 83.2° (1809)

Low temp 59.8° (0310)

Obs temp 73.4°

Peak wind gust 10 E (1448)

Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 93% (0736) to a low of 64% (1219)

Dew point temperatures ranged from 70° to 53°

Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.04" (0006) to 29.84" (1922)

At midnight obs - cloudy, temperature 73.4°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 29.85" and falling, relative humidity 85%, dew point of 69°.

Current observations at 0348 EDT - Cloudy, temperature 69.0° (RS - 71.1°), winds 1 NE, barometric pressure at 29.77" and falling, relative humidity 95%, dew point 68°.

Radar is showing showers and some embedded thunderstorms with heavy downpours scattered in much of the NE US at this time, particularly through most of MI, sections of PA, the eastern shore of MD into DE and coastal NJ, moving east this way and towards New England and other coastal areas.

Sunrise: 0542 (EDT) Sunset 2037 (EDT) Moonphase: Waxing Gibbous

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Thursday morning.

Kevin Shaw · June 17, 2016

^{Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Thursday, June 16, 2016}

Thursday was a threatening day, with big storms coming through in the later parts of the day. High temperatures were held down due to cloudiness, but about the same as the previous few days in the low mid 80s. Dew points were naturally high today with plenty of moisture from the Gulf and the Atlantic feeding into the system coming down from the West for the big storms. Low temperatures in the early AM were only down into the high mid 60s, limited by the high dew point temperature. Storms struck in the late afternoon and early evening in the region, and in some places earlier in the day. At my location I missed the big blockbuster storms that gave other parts of the Metro area high winds, hail, a few tornadoes, and heavy rain. I just got evening light thundershowers with light-moderate rain, light winds like I usually get, light thunder and lightning not really that close to the station, as the big storm track took the heavy action just south and east of my location. Tonight the temps fell some, through the 70s and now at 3 AM in the mid 60s with clouds and more light rain showers just to the west. Numerous showers predicted the rest of the evening, with lows in the low 60s by sunrise on Friday. Mostly cloudy Friday morning with a 70 POP for showers, then partly cloudy in the afternoon with high temps in the mid 70s with the showers becoming more scattered and less numerous. Friday evening will be mostly clear with temperatures falling into the upper 50s. Mostly Sunny on both Saturday and Father's Day Sunday with highs in the upper 70s on Friday and lower 80s on Sunday, lows in the upper 50s to lower 60s. .Looks like we kick off the new week a bit warmer, with highs reaching the mid 80s on Monday and upper 80s on Tuesday, with rain chances increasing on Tuesday afternoon and evening (40 POP). Wednesday should clear out and cool down a bit with highs in the low 80s. Lows mostly in the mid-upper 60s.

The weather underground link to my station data is:
http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=K...
My CWOP link (CWOP ID DW4566 - one web address to see my real-time data there is:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=DW4566&last=24&...)
My data can also be found at: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Thursday precipitation: 0.72" (LR) 0.43" (VP2) 1.37" Max rain rate (MRR) @ 2138
June total precipitation: 2.37"
2016 YTD precipitation: 20.78"

Other data for Thursday is as follows:
High temp 82.8° (1555)
Low temp 67.2° (2354)
Obs temp 67.2°
Peak wind gust 17 NE (2215)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 97% (0627) to a low of 69% (1527)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 73° to 66°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 29.85" (0000) to 29.66" (2208)

At midnight obs - cloudy, temperature 67.2°, Winds 4 NE, Pressure at 29.75" and rising, relative humidity 96%, dew point of 66°.

Current observations at 0343 EDT - Cloudy, temperature 64.0° (RS - 69.6°), winds 6 NE, barometric pressure at 29.79" and rising, relative humidity 95%, dew point 63°.

Radar is showing our earlier showers/storms have moved well to the south and east, centered approximately right now over the border of VA/NC right on the Atlantic Coast, just SE of Norfolk. There is also an area of light showers/storms out to my west over parts of the WV panhandle and western VA that may move in on my area over the next few hours.

Sunrise: 0543 (EDT) Sunset 2037 (EDT) Moonphase: Waxing Gibbous

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Friday morning.

Kevin Shaw · June 18, 2016

^{Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Friday, June 17, 2016}

Friday was the calm after a stormy Thursday, with plenty of sun and breezes to help dry up the wet conditions of Thursday. Temperatures rose from the low 60s in the early AM into the low 80s by the late afternoon under the partly to mostly sunny skies. Dew points fell a bit, gradually. The showers predicted for early Friday materialized elsewhere, not here. Temperatures around 3:30 AM early on Saturday morning are in the mid 60s, dew points in the mid 50s. Temps should drop into the low 60s by sunrise Saturday. Mostly Sunny on both Saturday and Father's Day Sunday with highs in the low 80s on Saturday and mid 80s on Sunday, lows in the 60° to 65° range. .Looks like we kick off the new week a bit warmer, with highs reaching the upper 80s on Monday and Tuesday, with rain chances and dew point temperatures increasing on Tuesday afternoon and evening (40 POP). Wednesday and the rest of the workweek should clear out and cool down a bit with highs in the 80° to 85° range. Lows mostly in the mid-upper 60s.

The weather underground link to my station data is:
http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=K...
My CWOP link (CWOP ID DW4566 - one web address to see my real-time data there is:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=DW4566&last=24&...)
My data can also be found at: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Friday precipitation: 0
June total precipitation: 2.37"
2016 YTD precipitation: 20.78"

Other data for Friday is as follows:
High temp 82.3° (1812)
Low temp 61.5° (0616)
Obs temp 70.8°
Peak wind gust 14 NE (1045)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 96% (0000) to a low of 42% (1824)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 66° to 57°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.12" (2342) to 29.75" (0000)

At midnight obs - clear, temperature 70.8°, Winds 3 ENE, Pressure at 30.12" and rising, relative humidity 65%, dew point of 59°.

Current observations at 0355 EDT - Clear, temperature 65.5° (RS - 72.3°), winds 2 ENE, barometric pressure at 30.15" and rising, relative humidity 73%, dew point 57°.

Radar is completely clear in the Eastern US north of Florida at this time.

Sunrise: 0543 (EDT) Sunset 2037 (EDT) Moonphase: Waxing Gibbous

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Saturday morning.

Kevin Shaw · June 19, 2016

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Saturday,June 18, 2016

Saturday was another peaceful late spring day - only a few days to the start of summer, and the longest days of sunlight all year. It was a bit warmer with plenty of sun on Saturday, high temps reached the mid 80s after early AM minimum temperatures right at the 60° mark. Temperatures around 4:30 AM early on Sunday morning are in the low 60s, dew points in the mid 50s. Temps should drop into the upper 50s by sunrise Sunday. Mostly Sunny on Father's Day Sunday with highs in the upper 80s, lows in the 60° to 65° range. .Looks like we kick off the new week even hotter, with highs reaching the lower 90s on Monday under sunny skies and upper 80s on Tuesday under partly to mostly cloudy skies, with rain chances and dew point temperatures increasing on Tuesday afternoon and evening (50 POP). Wednesday and the rest of the workweek should clear out and cool down a bit with highs in the 80° to 85° range. Lows mostly in the low-mid 60s, except the muggy lower 70s on Monday night.

The weather underground link to my station data is:
http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=K...
My CWOP link (CWOP ID DW4566 - one web address to see my real-time data there is:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=DW4566&last=24&...)
My data can also be found at: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Saturday precipitation: 0
June total precipitation: 2.37"
2016 YTD precipitation: 20.78"

Other data for Saturday is as follows:
High temp 85.9° (1800)
Low temp 60.0° (0625)
Obs temp 67.6°
Peak wind gust 9 ENE (1834)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 91% (0657) to a low of 36% (1808)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 61° to 55°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.35" (2343) to 30.12" (0000)

At midnight obs - clear, temperature 67.6°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 30.34" and steady, relative humidity 69%, dew point of 57°.

Current observations at 0442 EDT - Clear, temperature 60.5° (RS - 65.7°), winds calm, barometric pressure at 30.35" and steady, relative humidity 85%, dew point 56°.

Radar is almost completely clear in the Eastern US north of Florida at this time, save for a few light showers over parts of Lake Superior in the eastern part of Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

Sunrise: 0543 (EDT) Sunset 2038 (EDT) Moonphase: Full Moon

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Sunday morning.

Kevin Shaw · June 20, 2016

^{Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Father's Day Sunday, June 19, 2016}

Father's Day Sunday was a very warm, sunny, dry day that hit 90° when you round the actual high temp in tenths (89.6°) to the nearest whole number. I do this because most of my records are only to the nearest degree, from pre-digital days before November 2009. The early AM low was in the pleasant upper 50s. Temperatures around 2 AM early on Monday morning are in the mid 60s, dew points around the 60° mark. Temperatures should drop only into the low 60s by sunrise Monday. Looks like we kick off the new week a bit hotter, with highs reaching about 90° on Monday under sunny skies becoming partly cloudy Monday night, with a 30 POP for showers/storms after midnight and a low temperature only around 70°. Then high temperatures in the upper 80s on Tuesday under partly to mostly cloudy skies, with rain chances and dew point temperatures increasing on Tuesday afternoon and evening to a 40 POP, with temps lowering into the mid 60s overnight and showers finishing out before midnight. Wednesday should be mostly sunny with highs in the mid 80s, lows in the 60s, then on Thursday partly cloudy with highs in the low 80s and a 50 POP for showers/storms, extending into a mostly cloudy evening with lows in the mid 60s. Friday should be sunny and cooler, with high temperatures in the upper 70s, lows around 60°. Then the weekend looks pretty nice, with sunny skies and highs in the low 80s on Saturday and mid 80s on Sunday, lows mostly in the low-mid 60s.

The weather underground link to my station data is:
http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=K...
My CWOP link (CWOP ID DW4566 - one web address to see my real-time data there is:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=DW4566&last=24&...)
My data can also be found at: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Sunday precipitation: 0
June total precipitation: 2.37"
2016 YTD precipitation: 20.78"

Other data for Sunday is as follows:
High temp 89.6° (1813)
Low temp 58.5° (0623)
Obs temp 68.4°
Peak wind gust 9 SW (1435)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 92% (0723) to a low of 30% (1814)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 61° to 50°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.39" (0903) to 30.27" (1821)

At midnight obs - clear, temperature 68.4°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 30.29" and falling, relative humidity 74%, dew point of 60°.

Current observations at 0233 EDT - clear, temperature 64.2° (RS - 66.6°), winds calm, barometric pressure at 30.25" and falling, relative humidity 82%, dew point 59°.

Radar is showing a line of showers and storms cutting through southern MN, central WI and the upper peninsula of Michigan, heading easterly at this time.

Sunrise: 0543 (EDT) Sunset 2038 (EDT) Moonphase: Full Moon

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Monday morning.

Kevin Shaw · June 21, 2016

^{Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Monday, June 20, 2016}

Summer arrived at 1834 EDT today, as the sun crossed the equator at that time. Depressing to me as I hate the heat and humidity of most of our summer days, but I can take small solace that from now on the daylight will be gradually getting shorter and cooling will eventually be on its way to relieve us from the oppressive heat and humidity.

Monday was another very warm, sunny, day that just missed hitting 90° max temp but had an increase in the dew point unfortunately also causing warm temps to persist this evening into early Tuesday morning as the temperature at 3:30 AM is still in the mid 70s under mostly cloudy skies. We should not get any lower than the low 70s by sunrise Tuesday. The Monday early AM low was once again in the pleasant very upper 50s. Then partly to mostly cloudy skies with high temperatures in the upper 80s on Tuesday with rain chances and dew point temperatures increasing on Tuesday afternoon to a 50 POP for showers/storms with temps lowering into the mid 60s overnight and a 50 POP for showers finishing out before midnight. Wednesday should be mostly sunny with highs in the mid 80s, lows in the upper 60s, then on Thursday mostly cloudy with highs in the mid 80s and a 50 POP for showers/storms, extending into a mostly cloudy evening with lows in the mid 60s and a continued 50 POP for showers, clearing after midnight. Friday should be sunny and a bit cooler with high temperatures in the mid 80s, lows in the mid 60s. Then the weekend looks pretty nice, with sunny skies and highs in the mid 80s on Saturday and Sunday, lows mostly in the mid-upper 60s under mostly clear skies.

The weater underground link to my station data is:
http://wwwh.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=...
My CWOP link (CWOP ID DW4566 - one web address to see my real-time data there is:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=DW4566&last=24&...)
My data can also be found at: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Monday precipitation: 0
June total precipitation: 2.37"
2016 YTD precipitation: 20.78"

Other data for Monday is as follows:
High temp 89.3° (1648)
Low temp 59.9° (0558)
Obs temp 76.9°
Peak wind gust 9 WSW (1624)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 92% (0627) to a low of 40% (1628)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 67° to 57°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.29" (0012) to 29.98" (2356)

At midnight obs - cloudy, temperature 76.9°, Winds 7 W, Pressure at 29.98" and falling, relative humidity 65%, dew point of 64°.

Current observations at 0352 EDT - cloudy, temperature 73.1° (RS - 74.1°), winds calm, barometric pressure at 29.93" and falling, relative humidity 74%, dew point 64°.

Radar is showing a ragged line of showers and storms cutting through northern/central PA, midstate NY, and parts of New England at this time, slowly moving S and E. Also there is a small area of rain in the Cincinnati area extending into a bit of northern KY at this time.

Sunrise: 0543 (EDT) Sunset 2038 (EDT) Moonphase: Full Moon

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Tuesday morning.

Kevin Shaw · June 22, 2016

_{Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Tuesday, June 21, 2016}

Yesterday I made reference to summer's arrival. I misstated that the sun was crossing the equator at that time to start summer. Actually the event was the sun hit the tropic of cancer, the line that marks the furthest north that the sun gets to on the earth. I think I have that correct now. Thanks to my friend Jack K up in the Buffalo area for pointing this error out to me. Always good to hear from my audience to show that my reports are being read and thought about.

Tuesday was a cloudy, stormy day with plenty of action. In the region high winds, hail, flooding rains and a few tornadoes were reported at some point during the day. I had some heavy rain at times (Max rain rate a not too shabby 9.93"/hour recorded by my VP2 at 1446.) and some decent thunder and lightning (I lost power for a few seconds right at the onset of the storms during the highest winds of the day - messed up my internet connection for a while till I figured it all out.) Warm high temps in the mid 80s were reached in the early afternoon before the storms arrived and cooled us down. Dew points reached up into the low 70s, adding to the discomfort. There were still storms around in the early evening, but didn't add much to my daily total. Temperatures gradually have fallen off through the 70s and into the mid 60s early on this Wednesday morning around 3:30 AM. We should probably get into the low 60s by morning, under partly cloudy skies the rest of the night. The Monday early AM low barely dropped below the 70° mark at 69.6° but the daily low temp was reached just prior to midnight with a reading of 68.2°. Wednesday should be mostly sunny with highs in the mid 80s, lows in the upper 60s with a 70 POP for showers/storms late, then on Thursday mostly cloudy with highs in the mid 80s and a 70 POP for showers/storms, extending into a mostly cloudy evening with lows in the mid 60s and a continued 70 POP for showers. Friday should be sunny and a bit cooler with high temperatures around 80° and lows in the mid 60s. Then the weekend looks pretty nice, with sunny skies and highs in the mid 80s on Saturday and Sunday, lows mostly in the mid-upper 60s under mostly clear skies.

The weater underground link to my station data is:
http://wwwh.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=...
My CWOP link (CWOP ID DW4566 - one web address to see my real-time data there is:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=DW4566&last=24&...)
My data can also be found at: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Tuesday precipitation: 1.24" (LR) 1.19" (VP2) 9.93" Max rain rate (MRR) @ 1446
June total precipitation: 3.61"
2016 YTD precipitation: 22.02"

Other data for Tuesday is as follows:
High temp 86.1° (1259)
Low temp 68.2° (2353)
Obs temp 68.2°
Peak wind gust 17 WSW (1353)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 97% (1556) to a low of 60% (1255)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 73° to 63°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 29.98" (0002) to 29.82" (1841)

At midnight obs - cloudy, temperature 68.2°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 29.85" and falling, relative humidity 97%, dew point of 67°.

Current observations at 0358 EDT - clear, temperature 66.4° (RS - 68.9°), winds calm, barometric pressure at 29.86" and steady, relative humidity 97%, dew point 66°.

Radar is showing an area of rain over northern Illinois and parts of Iowa at this time. Our rain from Tuesday has moved well out to sea off the Mid-Atlantic Coast.

Sunrise: 0543 (EDT) Sunset 2038 (EDT) Moonphase: Full Moon

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Wednesday morning.

Kevin Shaw · June 23, 2016

^{Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Wednesday, June 22, 2016}

Wednesday was a day of calm after the storms of Tuesday and before the storms arrive on Thursday. Partly sunny skies and warm high temperatures in the mid 80s were reached in the late afternoon after a more pleasant early AM with minimum temperatures in the mid 60s. Dew points dropped a bit into the upper 50s to mid 60s. Temperatures gradually have fallen off through the 70s and into the mid 60s early on this Wednesday morning around 3:30 AM. under increasingly cloudy skies. We should not drop much if at all the rest of the night till sunrise on Thursday. There is a 40 POP for showers/storms the rest of the night. Radar is showing a large mass of showers and storms out in the midwest centered over much of OH and northern IN, just now edging into western PA right now. These showers should be here in a few hours, they are moving SE pretty fast. On Thursday mostly cloudy with highs in the low 80s and an 80 POP for showers/storms, some with heavy rain and strong, gusty winds, mostly in the morning hours, but extending into a mostly cloudy evening with lows in the mid 60s and a diminished 40 POP for showers winding on down. Friday should be partly sunny and a bit cooler with high temperatures in the lower 80s with lows in the mid 60s. Then the weekend looks pretty nice, with sunny skies and highs in the low-mid 80s on Saturday and Sunday, lows mostly in the low-mid 60s under mostly clear skies. Rain chances appear to be returning in time for the new workweek, particularly on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The weater underground link to my station data is:
http://wwwh.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=...
My CWOP link (CWOP ID DW4566 - one web address to see my real-time data there is:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=DW4566&last=24&...)
My data can also be found at: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Wednesday precipitation: 0
June total precipitation: 3.61"
2016 YTD precipitation: 22.02"

Other data for Wednesday is as follows:
High temp 83.8° (1816)
Low temp 65.5° (0616)
Obs temp 69.8°
Peak wind gust 13 WSW (1013)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 98% (0447) to a low of 44% (1806)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 67° to 57°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.00" (2226) to 29.85" (0000)

At midnight obs - cloudy, temperature 69.8°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 29.97" and falling, relative humidity 84%, dew point of 65°.

Current observations at 0405 EDT - cloudy, temperature 66.1° (RS - 69.4°), winds calm, barometric pressure at 29.93" and falling, relative humidity 93%, dew point 64°.

Radar is showing a large area of rain showers with some embedded thunderstorms over much of Ohio that has now advanced into western PA, parts of WV and even western VA at this time, moving rapidly SE towards our area at this time. It should arrive in our area around sunrise or shortly thereafter.

Sunrise: 0544 (EDT) Sunset 2038 (EDT) Moonphase: Waning Gibbous

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Thursday morning.

Kevin Shaw · June 24, 2016

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Thursday, June 23, 2016

Thursday was supposed to be another wild stormy day, and it was in other areas of the region, particularly out in much of West Virginia which had tremendous flooding in about 80% of the counties in the state, but other than a brief thundershower in the early AM, it was just a cloudy, humid day here where I didn't even reach 80° for a high temperature. The radar looked really impressive coming out of OH, western PA and WV just prior to going to bed, and I really thought we were going to get a lot of rain (at least). At 0602 I was awakened by a long, rolling loud clap of thunder. But that was all the thunder I heard all day! We had light rain between that point and about 0800, with a modest 0.40" max rain rate recorded about an hour later at 0706. And an hour later around 0800 when the rain was winding down, I had a brief rapid pressure drop of about 0.10" in less than a half an hour, but by 0900 the pressure was back to what it was before the storm. Temperatures have very gradually fallen off through the 70s to right around the 70° mark at 3 AM. under muggy, cloudy skies. We should not drop much if at all the rest of the night till sunrise on Friday. There is a 50 POP for showers/storms the rest of the night but radar is not showing much out there to give us much if anything within the next few hours till sunrise. Friday should remain mostly cloudy and muggy, with a 40 POP for possible showers/storms, extending into the evening with high temperatures in the lower 80s with lows in the mid 60s. Then the weekend looks pretty nice, with mostly sunny skies and highs in the low-mid 80s on Saturday and Sunday, lows at night mostly in the low-mid 60s under mostly clear skies. Rain chances appear to be returning somewhat on Monday (50 POP - mid 80s for highs) and Tuesday (40 POP - upper 80s for highs). Wednesday and Thursday look to be returning to seasonably warm, sunny and dry, with highs in the low 80s and lows in the low 60s both days.

The weather underground link to my station data is:
http://wwwh.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=...
My CWOP link (CWOP ID DW4566 - one web address to see my real-time data there is:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=DW4566&last=24&...)
My data can also be found at: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Thursday precipitation: 0.31" (LR) 0.17" (VP2) 0.40" Max rain rate (MRR) @ 0706
June total precipitation: 3.92"
2016 YTD precipitation: 22.33"

Other data for Thursday is as follows:
High temp 79.1° (1556)
Low temp 66.0° (0410)
Obs temp 72.7°
Peak wind gust 8 WSW (1543)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 98% (0944) to a low of 73% (1553)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 72° to 64°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 29.98" (0033) to 29.83" (1901)

At midnight obs - cloudy, temperature 72.7°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 29.90" and rising, relative humidity 89%, dew point of 67°.

Current observations at 0324 EDT - cloudy, temperature 68.9° (RS - 73.9°), winds calm, barometric pressure at 29.92" and steady, relative humidity 94%, dew point 67°.

Radar is showing a few small isolated showers out to my WNW in the mountains that could conceivably fall here with the next few hours, but not all that likely IMHO.

Sunrise: 0544 (EDT) Sunset 2039 (EDT) Moonphase: Waning Gibbous

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Friday morning.

Kevin Shaw · June 25, 2016

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Friday, June 24, 2016

Friday was a bit unsettled with scattered rain showers in the region, but not at my station. Generally mostly cloudy but with some sun in the afternoon. Muggy and warm, not that pleasant a day. Temperatures ranged from early AM upper 60s to low 80s in the later afternoon. Temperatures tonight have dropped into the upper 60s early this Saturday morning at 2:45 AM. We should not drop much the rest of the overnight, into the mid 60s till sunrise on Saturday under mostly cloudy skies. The weekend looks pretty nice, after some morning clouds on Saturday, mostly sunny skies and highs in the low-mid 80s the rest of the day on Saturday and all day Sunday, lows at night mostly in the low-mid 60s under mostly clear skies. Rain chances appear to be returning somewhat on Monday and Tuesday under partly cloudy skies (40 POP - mid 80s for highs) Wednesday should continue the 40 POP for showers under partly cloudy skies and a high temperature of around 80°. Thursday should be mostly sunny and dry, with highs in the low 80s and lows in the mid 60s. A 40 POP for showers appears to be coming back for Friday with low 80s for high temps under partly cloudy skies, lows in the 60s.

The weather underground link to my station data is:
http://wwwh.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=...
My CWOP link (CWOP ID DW4566 - one web address to see my real-time data there is:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=DW4566&last=24&...)
My data can also be found at: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Friday precipitation: 0
June total precipitation: 3.92"
2016 YTD precipitation: 22.33"

Other data for Friday is as follows:
High temp 82.8° (1658)
Low temp 68.3° (0520)
Obs temp 70.6°
Peak wind gust 16 NE (1828)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 96% (0540) to a low of 70% (1721)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 73° to 67°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.11" (2338) to 29.88" (0037)

At midnight obs - cloudy, temperature 70.6°, Winds 5 NE, Pressure at 30.10" and steady, relative humidity 89%, dew point of 67°.

Current observations at 0303 EDT - cloudy, temperature 69.0° (RS - 75.7°), winds calm, barometric pressure at 30.12" and steady, relative humidity 90%, dew point 66°.

Radar is showing a few small isolated showers over eastern NC and offshore in the Atlantic, and that is about it for the Eastern US north of Florida at this time.

Sunrise: 0544 (EDT) Sunset 2039 (EDT) Moonphase: Waning Gibbous

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Saturday morning.

Kevin Shaw · June 26, 2016

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Saturday, June 25, 2016

Saturday was mostly sunny and warm, muggy early then drying out a bit in the afternoon and evening, with dew point temperatures dropping a bit through the 60s into the upper 50s at times. Once again high temperatures were in the mid 80s, lows were registered just before midnight obs tonight in the upper 60s. Temperatures early this Sunday morning have dropped into the lower 60s around 3:30 AM. We probably will drop to around 60° by sunrise on Sunday under mostly clear skies. During the day on Sunday, mostly sunny skies with highs in the mid 80s once again, and remaining fairly comfortable with moderate dew point temperature values. Lows on Sunday night mostly in the low 60s under mostly clear skies. Rain chances appear to be returning somewhat on Monday and Tuesday under partly cloudy skies with a 40 POP for showers and storms with mid 80s for highs on Monday, mostly cloudy on Monday night with a 50 POP for showers/storms and lows in the upper 60s, then a 30 POP for showers/storms under partly cloudy skies and highs in the mid 80s on Tuesday, mid 60s on Tuesday night with a continued 30 POP for showers. Mostly sunny on both Wednesday and Thursday with highs in the low 80s and lows in the mid 60s. A 40 POP for showers appears to be coming back for Friday with mid 80s for high temps under partly cloudy skies, lows in the mid 60s.

I followed my VP2 guidance yesterday that had 0.00" precipitation but it under-reported a light shower I noticed in the early evening but forgot about. I checked my Lake Region tonight and I found 0.03" in there from yesterday's light shower. Thanks to my friends Rick H and Josh H for mentioning the likelihood that I got rain on Friday. My records below have been revised to include this amount. Sorry about this error.

The weather underground link to my station data is:
http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=K...
My CWOP link (CWOP ID DW4566 - one web address to see my real-time data there is:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=DW4566&last=24&...)
My data can also be found at: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Saturday precipitation: 0
June total precipitation: 3.95"
2016 YTD precipitation: 22.36"

Other data for Saturday is as follows:
High temp 84.9° (1820)
Low temp 68.3° (2357)
Obs temp 68.3°
Peak wind gust 12 NE (1320)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 93% (0522) to a low of 41% (1717)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 68° to 58°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.22" (2349) to 30.08" (0031)

At midnight obs - clear, temperature 68.3°, Winds calm, Pressure at 30.22" and rising, relative humidity 78%, dew point of 61°.

Current observations at 0411 EDT - clear, temperature 62.2° (RS - 67.6°), winds calm, barometric pressure at 30.26" and rising, relative humidity 91%, dew point 60°.

Radar is showing a line of showers and storms cutting across IA, north-central WI and the upper peninsula of Michigan in roughly a SW-NE line heading ESE at this time. There are some weird echoes in southern VA that I cannot determine exactly what I am seeing right now. I don't think they are anything, but it doesn't look like the usual ground clutter, and is not centered around a radar location.

Sunrise: 0543 (EDT) Sunset 2039 (EDT) Moonphase: Last Quarter

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Sunday morning.

Kevin Shaw · June 27, 2016

_{Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Sunday, June 26, 2016}

Sunday was mostly sunny and warm, pleasant early AM with a minimum just above the 60° mark rising to the mid 80s in the mid-late afternoon with dew point temperatures in the mid 60s early dropping well down into the 50s by the late afternoon and early evening. Temperatures early this Monday morning have dropped into the mid 60s around 1:30 AM. We probably will drop into the low 60s by sunrise on Monday under mostly clear skies. During the day on Monday, mostly sunny skies with highs in the mid 80s once again, becoming more humid with a 50 POP for afternoon showers/storms. Lows on Monday in the upper 60s under mostly cloudy skies and a 70 POP for showers/storms. On Tuesday, partly cloudy, warm and humid with highs once again in the mid 80s and a 50 POP for showers/storms. Then mostly to partly cloudy with lows in the mid 60s on Tuesday night with a continued 30 POP for showers. Mostly sunny on both Wednesday and Thursday with highs in the low 80s and lows in the mid 60s on Wednesday night and upper 60s on Thursday night with skies becoming partly cloudy late. A 50 POP chance for showers/ storms appears to be coming back for Friday during the day and in the evening with highs in the mid 80s under partly cloudy skies, lows in the upper 60s.

The weather underground link to my station data is:
http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=K...
My CWOP link (CWOP ID DW4566 - one web address to see my real-time data there is:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=DW4566&last=24&...)
My data can also be found at: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Sunday precipitation: 0
June total precipitation: 3.95"
2016 YTD precipitation: 22.36"

Other data for Sunday is as follows:
High temp 84.6° (1704)
Low temp 60.9° (0603)
Obs temp 69.2°
Peak wind gust 9 ESE (1323)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 95% (0728) to a low of 36% (1838)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 65° to 52°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.26" (0351) to 30.13" (2022)

At midnight obs - clear, temperature 69.2°, Winds calm, Pressure at 30.17" and steady, relative humidity 69%, dew point of 59°.

Current observations at 0155 EDT - clear, temperature 65.9° (RS - 69.3°), winds calm, barometric pressure at 30.16" and steady, relative humidity 81%, dew point 60°.

Radar is showing a SW/NE line of showers and storms cutting across western NY, far NW PA, central OH, southern IN and IL, into MO, with some in central and western KY, central TN, and some points S and W of there at this time. Storms are moving generally eastward, and should be visiting our area much later in the day on Monday afternoon and night.

Sunrise: 0545 (EDT) Sunset 2039 (EDT) Moonphase: Last Quarter

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Monday morning.

Kevin Shaw · June 28, 2016

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Monday, June 27,2016

Monday was mostly cloudy, warm, and humid (highs in the lower mid 80s) most of the day after a dry, relatively pleasant early AM start (lower mid 60s). At some point, I believe in the late afternoon, I did have a brief, light shower. Other areas in the region got a lot more rain than I did. Temperatures early this Monday morning have not dropped much, only into the mid 70s around 3 AM, with dew points in the muggy low 70s. We probably will drop only a bit more to around 70° by sunrise on Tuesday under mostly cloudy skies. During the day on Tuesday, partly to mostly cloudy skies with highs in the upper 80s, still quite humid with a 50 POP for afternoon showers/storms. Lows on Tuesday in the mid 60s under mostly cloudy skies and a continued 50 POP for mostly evening showers/storms, then becoming partly cloudy and starting to dry out on NW winds after the front goes through in the early morning hours of Wednesday. Mostly sunny on both Wednesday and Thursday with highs in the low 80s and lows in the low 60s on Wednesday night and upper 60s on Thursday night with skies becoming partly cloudy. A 40 POP chance for showers/ storms appears to be coming back for Friday during the day with highs in the mid 80s under partly cloudy skies, lows in the upper 60s. Mostly sunny on Saturday and Sunday, highs in the low-mid 80s, lows in the mid 60s with a 30 POP for showers on Saturday night.

The weather underground link to my station data is:
http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=K...
My CWOP link (CWOP ID DW4566 - one web address to see my real-time data there is:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=DW4566&last=24&...)
My data can also be found at: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Monday precipitation: 0.01" (LR) 0.00" (VP2)
June total precipitation: 3.96"
2016 YTD precipitation: 22.37"

Other data for Monday is as follows:
High temp 82.9° (1630)
Low temp 64.3° (0410)
Obs temp 76.3°
Peak wind gust 12 WSW (1014)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 90% (0440) to a low of 66% (1317)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 73 to 58°

Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.17" (0034) to 29.97" (1651)

At midnight obs - cloudy, temperature 76.3°, Winds 3 ENE, Pressure at 29.98" and falling, relative humidity 83%, dew point of 71°.°

Current observations at 0337 EDT - cloudy, temperature 74.1° (RS - 79.9°), winds calm, barometric pressure at 29.94" and falling, relative humidity 92%, dew point 72°.

Radar is showing our earlier regional rain showers coming through from the NW have moved S and E, and are in coastal sections of southern New England, NY, and NJ, along with much of southern DE, southern MD and SE VA at this time, moving slowly away from here. A few showers also were noted in sections of South Carolina at this time.

Sunrise: 0545 (EDT) Sunset 2039 (EDT) Moonphase: Last Quarter

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Tuesday morning.

Kevin Shaw · June 29, 2016

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Tuesday was partly cloudy, warmer (highs in the upper 80s), and humid (dew points mostly in the 70s all day) after a muggy overnight with lows only dropping into the low 70s. A line of showers/storms developed and passed through in the late afternoon, but I missed all of the rainfall action that other areas got (over towards Baltimore and over in parts of suburban Virginia - and also southern Maryland). Temperatures early this Wednesday morning have finally dropped into the mid 60s around 3 AM, with dew points also in the slightly drier mid 60s. We probably will drop only a bit more to the low 60s by sunrise on Wednesday under partly cloudy skies. Mostly sunny on both Wednesday and Thursday with highs in the low 80s and lows in the low 60s on Wednesday night and upper 60s on Thursday night with skies becoming cloudy. A 40 POP chance for showers/ storms appears to be coming back for Friday during the day with highs in the mid 80s under partly cloudy skies, lows in the upper 60s. Mostly sunny on Saturday and Sunday, highs in the low-mid 80s, lows in the mid 60s with a 30 POP for showers/storms during the day on Saturday.

The weather underground link to my station data is:
http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=K...
My CWOP link (CWOP ID DW4566 - one web address to see my real-time data there is:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=DW4566&last=24&...)
My data can also be found at: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Tuesday precipitation: 0
June total precipitation: 3.96"
2016 YTD precipitation: 22.37"

Other data for Tuesday is as follows:
High temp 88.3° (1625)
Low temp 70.8° (2359) AM Minimum temp 73.8° @ 0610
Obs temp 70.8°
Peak wind gust 15 E (1730)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 93% (0418) to a low of 54% (1605)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 75° to 66°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 29.98" (0008) to 29.84" (1711)

At midnight obs - clear, temperature 70.8°, Winds 1 SW, Pressure at 29.92" and steady, relative humidity 85%, dew point of 66°.

Current observations at 0314 EDT - clear, temperature 67.9° (RS - 77.0°), winds calm, barometric pressure at 29.91" and steady, relative humidity 94%, dew point 66°.

Radar is showing our earlier regional rain showers/storms diminishing as they head out to sea to my S and SE over coastal sections of VA and NC and offshore. Also scattered light rain showers can still be found over parts of northern New England at this time.

Sunrise: 0546 (EDT) Sunset 2039 (EDT) Moonphase: Last Quarter

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Wednesday morning.

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