What's the Weather Where You are?

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Saturday, October 1, 2016

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Saturday was cloudy and cool once again with occasional light rain (mostly in the morning) with drizzle/mist at times also. I had to get up early (6 AM) so I could set up my rain gauge by 7 AM at the Taste of Bethesda all day. Insurance pays for losses if documented rainfall occurs to prove it. Only got 0.08" at the festival all day - they had a pretty good crowd and the weather most of the time was not bad and it never rained any more than lightly. I had more rain at home as shown below. We stayed in the low 60s at home all day with only a 3° spread (63°-60°) all day while dew point temps ranged similarly. Temperatures early this Sunday morning around 4:00 AM are in the low 60s with dew points also in the low 60s so with just about saturation occurring fog has broken out in the area in favorable fog locations. It is still misting/drizzling at times with this continued easterly flow. Minimum temperatures look to maybe drop to around 60° or possibly the upper 50s under continued cloudy/drizzly/foggy (20 POP) skies till sunrise in a few hours along with dew point temperatures holding around 60°. Mostly cloudy on Sunday with patchy drizzle and areas of fog, particularly in the morning hours, with lessening chances in the afternoon with highs in the low 70s. Mostly cloudy Sunday night early but partly cloudy later with lows in the mid 50s and still a 20 POP for an isolated shower early but hopefully an end to the rain, then finally on Monday and Tuesday mostly sunny with highs in the low 70s, lows in the upper 50s. I wound up with 2.90" of rain for the month of September, 1.30" below normal. Also wound up with the warmest September mean temperature (71.9°) ever (38 year period of record) and the warmest September average minimum temperature (63.4°). The average September max temperature of 80.4° was not a record,but tied with 2010 as the 5th warmest ever. More statistics will be forthcoming over the next several days.

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: 0.40" (LR) 0.20" (VP2 - is partially clogged - I will unclog it very soon I promise) Max rain rate 0.82" (VP2) @ 0844
September total precipitation: 2.90"
October total precipitation: 0.40"
2016 YTD precipitation: 34.52"

Other data for Saturday as follows:
High temp 63.1° (1734)
Low temp 60.2° (0810)
Obs temp 62.1°
Peak wind gust 12 NE (0132) 
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 98% (0444) to a low of 96% (0000)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 62° to 60°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.18" (0840) to 30.10" (1742)

At midnight obs - Cloudy/spotty drizzle, temperature 62.1°, Winds calm, Pressure at 30.12" and steady, relative humidity 98%, dew point of 61.5°.

Current observations at 0438 EDT - Cloudy/drizzle, temperature 62.1° (RS - 73.9°), winds Calm, barometric pressure at 30.11" and steady, relative humidity 98%, dew point 62°.

Radar is showing no measurable/recordable precipitation over most of the Mid-Atlantic States right now, but there is an area over a good part of Maine, plus a isolated spots in Ohio, Michigan, North Carolina and offshore of the New Jersey and New York (Long Island) coasts. No real movement indicated on any of this light, isolated activity or the area in Maine.

Sunrise: 0706 (EDT) Sunset 1850 (EDT) Moonphase: New Moon

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

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Sunday, October 2, 2016

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Sunday was cloudy and cool with a bit of spotty drizzle in the early AM, but by mid-morning we broke out into at least partial sun, and by the afternoon pretty much full sun. This evening we have some spotty fog around and isolated bands or areas of showers have developed in the region late this evening (only a 20 POP in the forecast). We rose into the low 70s by the afternoon while dew point temps remained in the low-mid 60s. Temperatures early this Monday morning around 4:00 AM are in the low 60s with dew points around 60°. Minimum temperatures look to maybe drop into the upper 50s with dew point temperatures dropping similarly with no further precipitation falling. Monday and Tuesday it should be mostly sunny with highs in the low 70s, lows in the mid 50s. Wednesday and Thursday should continue with mostly to partly sunny skies, highs in the upper 60s and lows in the low-mid 50s. Hurricane Matthew could be a player in our forecast in the future, but not till next weekend if at all. Much too early to predict its exact track. 

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: T (LR) 0.00" (VP2)
September total precipitation: 2.90"
October total precipitation: 0.40"
2016 YTD precipitation: 34.52"

Other data for Sunday as follows:
High temp 71.1° (1701)
Low temp 61.4° (0640)
Obs temp 63.7°
Peak wind gust 4 SW (0058) 
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 99% (0747) to a low of 77% (1658)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 65° to 61°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.13" (0209) to 30.03" (1859)

At midnight obs - Cloudy, temperature 63.7°, Winds calm, Pressure at 30.05" and steady, relative humidity 96%, dew point of 63°.

Current observations at 0353 EDT - Cloudy, temperature 60.2° (RS - 73.0°), winds Calm, barometric pressure at 30.03" and falling, relative humidity 96%, dew point 59°.

Radar is showing an area of dying showers over NE Maryland and the northern part of the MD Eastern Shore right now. No other apparent areas of rain in the Eastern US north of Florida is occurring at the present time.

Sunrise: 0707 (EDT) Sunset 1849 (EDT) Moonphase: Waxing Crescent

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

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Monday, October 3, 2016

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Monday was mostly sunny after a bit of early AM fog as dew point and air temps were essentially the same readings. We rose into the lower mid-70s by the afternoon while dew point temps remained in the upper 50s to low 60s. Temperatures early this Monday morning around 4:00 AM are in the mid 50s with dew points around the same value once again. Minimum temperatures look to maybe drop into the low 50s with dew point temperatures dropping similarly under partly cloudy skies with some light fog around in favorable formation locations. Tuesday and Wednesday should be partly to mostly cloudy with sprinkles possible at times during the period, with highs in the upper 60s to low 70s, lows in the mid 50s. Partly cloudy Wednesday night with lows in the low 50s. Thursday and Friday should be mostly sunny with highs in the low 70s, lows in the lower 50s Thursday night and upper 50s with cloudy skies Friday night. An approaching cold front from the west combined with Hurricane Matthew could be the major players in our forecast over the weekend, more details on our weekend weather later on in the week as developments unfold. 

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
September total precipitation: 2.90"
October total precipitation: 0.40"
2016 YTD precipitation: 34.52"

Other data for Monday as follows:
High temp 73.8° (1702)
Low temp 57.6° (2358)
Obs temp 57.6°
Peak wind gust 11 SW (1637) 
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 98% (0754) to a low of 57% (1545)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 63° to 56°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.15" (2356) to 30.03" (0402)

At midnight obs - Clear, temperature 57.6°, Winds calm, Pressure at 30.15" and rising, relative humidity 93%, dew point of 56°.

Current observations at 0354 EDT - Clear, temperature 54.6°, winds Calm, barometric pressure at 30.18" and rising, relative humidity 95%, dew point 53°.

Radar is showing no organized activity over the Eastern US north of Florida at the current time.

Sunrise: 0708 (EDT) Sunset 1847 (EDT) Moonphase: Waxing Crescent

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

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Tuesday, October 4, 2016

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Tuesday was partly sunny and seasonably mild. We rose into the low 70s by the afternoon while dew point temps remained in the 50s to low 60s. Temperatures early this Wednesday morning around 4:15 AM are in the mid 50s with dew points around the same value once again. Minimum temperatures look to stay around the mid 50s with dew point temperatures dropping similarly under mostly cloudy skies. Wednesday should be partly cloudy with highs in the upper 60s and lows in the low 50s. Mostly sunny Thursday and Friday with highs in the low 70s, lows in the mid 50s Thursday night and upper 50s with cloudy skies and a 40 POP for showers on Friday night. Saturday should be mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 60s with showers likely (60 POP). Saturday night still mostly cloudy with a 50 POP for showers, low temps in the mid 50s. On Sunday through Tuesday there should be mostly sunny skies returning with highs in the mid 60s, lows around 50°. It appears now that Matthew may be spinning on itself down in the Bahamas/Florida area and not get close to our area for the foreseeable future, if ever.

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
October total precipitation: 0.40"
2016 YTD precipitation: 34.52"

Other data for Tuesday as follows:
High temp 72.3° (1551)
Low temp 52.9° (0733)
Obs temp 57.2°
Peak wind gust 12 NE (1337) 
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 98% (0925) to a low of 63% (1552)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 63° to 52°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.32" (2313) to 30.14" (0000)

At midnight obs - Cloudy, temperature 57.2°, Winds calm, Pressure at 30.31" and steady, relative humidity 92%, dew point of 55°.

Current observations at 0429 EDT - Cloudy, temperature 55.5°, winds Calm, barometric pressure at 30.32" and steady, relative humidity 95%, dew point 54°.

Radar is showing little organized activity over the Eastern US north of Florida at the current time. I see a few light shower activity entering WI from Iowa at this time, and I saw a report earlier that snow has been falling through parts of Iowa over the past several hours. Also noted a few showers moving north out of Florida towards the Carolina coast area, mostly offshore. This activity is not related to Hurricane Matthew as far as I know.

Sunrise: 0709 (EDT) Sunset 1846 (EDT) Moonphase: Waxing Crescent

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

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Wednesday, October 5, 2016

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Wednesday was mostly sunny and a bit cooler than yesterday. From early AM mid 50s, we rose into the upper 60s to around 70° by the afternoon while dew point temps remained in the 50s. Temperatures early this Thursday morning around 4:00 AM are in the low 50s with dew points around 50°. Minimum temperatures look to fall to around 50° with dew point temperatures dropping into the upper 40s under partly cloudy skies. Mostly sunny Thursday and Friday with highs around 70° to in the low 70s, lows in the mid 50s Thursday night and upper 50s with cloudy skies and a 60 POP for showers on Friday night, mostly after midnight. Saturday should be cloudy with highs in the upper 60s with showers likely (60 POP). Saturday night mostly cloudy with low temps in the low 50s. On Sunday through Tuesday there should be mostly sunny skies returning with highs in the low- upper 60s, lows in the upper 40s to low 50s. It appears now that Matthew remaining to our south over Florida and the Bahamas, possibly making it up as far north as GA or SC, but should not get close to our area for the foreseeable future, if ever.

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
October total precipitation: 0.40"
2016 YTD precipitation: 34.52"

Other data for Wednesday as follows:
High temp 69.7° (1623)
Low temp 54.6° (2357)
Obs temp 54.6°
Peak wind gust 12 NE (1256) 
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 96% (0441) to a low of 56% (1502)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 56° to 52°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.36" (1032) to 30.27" (1611)

At midnight obs - PCloudy, temperature 54.6°, Winds calm, Pressure at 30.31" and steady, relative humidity 92%, dew point of 52°.

Current observations at 0419 EDT - PCloudy, temperature 51.9°, winds Calm, barometric pressure at 30.29" and steady, relative humidity 95%, dew point 51°.

Radar is showing little organized activity over the Eastern US north of Florida at the current time other than some showers over southern Iowa stretching East into central Illinois.

Sunrise: 0710 (EDT) Sunset 1844 (EDT) Moonphase: Waxing Crescent

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

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Thursday, October 6, 2016

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Thursday was partly to mostly cloudy and a bit cooler than yesterday. From early AM low 50s, we rose into the upper mid-60s by the afternoon while dew point temps remained in the 50s to low 60s. Temperatures early this Friday morning around 4:00 AM are in the mid 50s also in the mid 50s. Minimum temperatures look to stay in the mid 50s along with the dew point temperatures under mostly cloudy skies. Mostly cloudy skies on Friday with highs around 70°, lows around 60° with cloudy skies and a 50 POP for showers on Friday night, mostly after midnight. Saturday should be cloudy with highs in the upper 60s with periods of rain likely (80 POP). Saturday night mostly cloudy with low temps in the low 50s, a 40 POP for mostly evening showers. On Sunday through Tuesday there should be mostly sunny skies returning with highs in the low- upper 60s, lows in the upper 40s to low 50s. It appears now that Matthew will remain to our south over Florida and the Bahamas also making it up as far north as GA/SC, but it should not get close to our area for the foreseeable future, if ever.

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
October total precipitation: 0.40"
2016 YTD precipitation: 34.52"

Other data for Thursday as follows:
High temp 67.7° (1701)
Low temp 51.7° (0337)
Obs temp 57.1°
Peak wind gust 9 NE (1222) 
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 97% (0725) to a low of 78% (1703)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 62° to 50°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.36" (1031) to 30.29" (0436)

At midnight obs - Cloudy, temperature 57.1°, Winds calm, Pressure at 30.31" and steady, relative humidity 94%, dew point of 56°.

Current observations at 0425 EDT - Cloudy, temperature 57.3°, winds Calm, barometric pressure at 30.26" and falling, relative humidity 96%, dew point 56°.

Radar is showing rain from Hurricane Matthew along the Florida East Coast, stretching with its outer bands into coastal GA and SC. Also rain showers out in the Atlantic are coming into much of Eastern NC, spreading northward into parts of central VA. There are showers out in the Midwest with the cold front moving east, in northern parts of MI, cutting through WI and IA, with snow out in NW MN, North Dakota and the Canadian Prairie provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Sunrise: 0711 (EDT) Sunset 1841 (EDT) Moonphase: First Quarter

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

 

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[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Friday, October 7, 2016

Friday was mostly cloudy with a bit of sun at times and a bit milder than yesterday. From early AM mid 50s, we rose to around 70° by the afternoon while dew point temps remained in the mid 50s to mid 60s. Temperatures early this Saturday morning around 4:00 AM are in the mid 60s with dew point temps in the low 60s. Minimum temperatures look to stay in the low 60s along with the dew point temperatures under mostly cloudy skies. Saturday should be cloudy with highs in the upper 60s with periods of rain likely (near 100 POP). Saturday night mostly cloudy with low temps in the low 50s, a 60 POP for more rain likely. On Sunday through Tuesday there should be mostly sunny skies returning with highs in the low- upper 60s, lows in the mid 40s to low 50s.

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
October total precipitation: 0.40"
2016 YTD precipitation: 34.52"

Other data for Friday as follows:
High temp 69.9° (1659)
Low temp 56.1° (0622)
Obs temp 63.5°
Peak wind gust 9 NNE (1634) 
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 97% (0746) to a low of 79% (1655)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 64° to 55°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.32" (0015) to 30.15" (2355)

At midnight obs - Cloudy, temperature 63.5°, Winds 6 ENE, Pressure at 30.16" and falling, relative humidity 94%, dew point of 62°.

Current observations at 0414 EDT - Cloudy, temperature 63.8°, winds Calm, barometric pressure at 30.11" and steady, relative humidity 94%, dew point 62°.

Radar is busy tonight. Hurricane rain bands can be seen now in GA/SC with rain extending north into much of NC and a part of VA. Frontal activity showers are showing in parts of SW VA, WV, OH, NY and PA at this time. All headed this way, though Hurricane Matthew hurricane bands won't make it this far north by a long shot.

Sunrise: 0712 (EDT) Sunset 1841 (EDT) Moonphase: First Quarter

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

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Saturday, October 8, 2016

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Saturday was a mostly cloudy, cool day with little range in the high and low temperature. From early AM with 63.0° we only rose up to 66.2° by mid afternoon. Clouds from the outermost/northernmost bands from Hurricane Matthew were the culprit, with the rain bands from the storm lying to my SE all day over southern Maryland and points further south over VA and NC and barely getting up here with a small renegade shower at some point during the day that only gave me 0.06" for the day. Dew point temps remained in the low to mid 60s. Temperatures early this Sunday morning around 5 AM have dropped into the upper mid-50s with dew point temps around 50° under still cloudy skies with at times brisk northerly component winds. Minimum temperatures may drop into the mid 50s along with the dew point temperatures in the upper 40s under mostly cloudy skies with the brisk N winds continuing and a 20 POP for rain. Sunday will be cloudy early with high temps in the low 60s under brisk northerly winds and a 20 POP for rain in the morning, then clearing skies in the afternoon and evening. Mostly sunny skies through most of the coming week, with highs of around 60° on Monday rising slowly up to around 70° by Thursday with lows mostly in the 40s to low 50s by later 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

Saturday precipitation: 0.06" (LR) 0.01" (VP2 - still partially blocked)
October total precipitation: 0.46"
2016 YTD precipitation: 34.58"

Other data for Saturday as follows:
High temp 66.2° (1442)
Low temp 63.0° (0846)
Obs temp 63.5°
Peak wind gust 10 NE (2056) 
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 96% (0838) to a low of 94% (0000)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 65° to 62°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.16" (0000) to 30.00" (2148)

At midnight obs - Cloudy, temperature 63.5°, Winds 3 NNE, Pressure at 30.01" and falling, relative humidity 94%, dew point of 62°.

Current observations at 0513 EDT - Cloudy, temperature 57.1°, winds N 19 (gusts - PWG 22 NW @ 0450), barometric pressure at 30.02" and steady, relative humidity 74%, dew point 49°.

Radar is showing the rain shield just to my SE over southern MD, SE VA, and a bit of NE NC at this time. It is moving off to the ENE, with the storm actually moving off slowly to the east.

Sunrise: 0713 (EDT) Sunset 1840 (EDT) Moonphase: First Quarter

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

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Sunday, October 9, 2016

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Sunday was cloudy very early, but generally was mostly clear/sunny for most of the day, with good winds and temperatures from the mid 60s to the mid 50s. The winds peaked out at 25 MPH in the early morning hours, the windiest value since 26 MPH was recorded back on April 5. And now early on Monday October 10 I am down in the 40s, which is the first time I have been in the 40s since back on May 20 when I had 47.5°. Temperatures early this Monday morning around 3:45 AM have dropped into the upper 40s with dew point temps down in the low 40s under clear skies and dying winds. Minimum temperatures should drop into the mid 40s along with dew point temperatures in the upper 30s possibly under clear skies. Partly to mostly sunny skies through most of the coming week, with highs in the low 60s early in the week rising to the upper 60s by Thursday, cooling off again into the low 60s on Friday and Saturday. Lows in the upper 30s Monday night rising to the upper 40s to low 50s by the end of the week. Perhaps a bit of cloudiness at the end of the week, but for right now no appreciable rainfall looks likely. 

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
October total precipitation: 0.46"
2016 YTD precipitation: 34.58"

Other data for Sunday as follows:
High temp 65.0° (1551)
Low temp 54.1° (0851)
Obs temp 55.1°
Peak wind gust 25 NNW (1603) 
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 94% (0000) to a low of 49% (1417)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 62° to 41°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.23" (2356) to 30.00" (0159)

At midnight obs - Clear, temperature 55.1°, Winds 8 NNE, Pressure at 30.23" and rising, relative humidity 60%, dew point of 41°.

Current observations at 0411 EDT - Clear, temperature 48.7°, winds 4 NNE, barometric pressure at 30.28" and rising, relative humidity 76%, dew point 41°.

Radar is showing rain over parts of downeast Maine and much of New Brunswick and offshore in the Gulf of Maine, along with what looks like light rain showers or mixed precipitation in northern NY in the Adirondack Mountains at this time. First frozen indicated precipitation I have noted in the NE US so far this fall season.

Sunrise: 0714 (EDT) Sunset 1838 (EDT) Moonphase: First Quarter

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

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Columbus Day Monday, October 10, 2016

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Monday was mostly sunny and cooler, coolest day of the season so far, with winds slowly abating. I made a remark about yesterday's winds in my previous report, saying that the daily PWG was 25 MPH reached in the early morning hours. Actually the 25 MPH PWG was reached in the afternoon at 1603. I had reached a 24 MPH gust in the early morning hours actually. Thanks to John W for letting me know about that. And now to recap records set on October 10, I wanted to mention my earliest measurable snowfall I ever recorded at my location was 2.0 inches on October 10, 1979. Early on Tuesday morning as of 3:30 AM my temperature is now down in the low 40s with dew point temps down in the upper 30s under clear skies and light winds. Minimum temperatures should drop into the upper 30s along with dew point temperatures in the mid 30s under clear skies with patchy frost possible. Partly to mostly sunny skies through most of the coming week, with highs in the mid 60s on Tuesday warming to the low 70s by Thursday, cooling off again into the low 60s on Friday and Saturday but with no rain, just a bit of clouds later in the week, mostly overnight when the front looks to pass on through. Lows in the upper 30s Monday night rising to the upper 40s to low 50s by the end 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

Monday precipitation: 0
October total precipitation: 0.46"
2016 YTD precipitation: 34.58"

Other data for Monday as follows:
High temp 63.1° (1619)
Low temp 44.9° (2356)
Obs temp 44.9°
Peak wind gust 16 N (1106) 
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 89% (2319) to a low of 38% (1435)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 46° to 35°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.43" (2350) to 30.22" (0010)

At midnight obs - Clear, temperature 44.9°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 30.43" and rising, relative humidity 89%, dew point of 42°.

Current observations at 0344 EDT - Clear, temperature 40.8°, winds Calm, barometric pressure at 30.45" and steady, relative humidity 92%, dew point 39°.

Radar is showing scattered rain showers over parts of the Midwest, mostly over the states of Wisconsin and Iowa and a bit into adjoining states. On the National scene, I am seeing light snow over a good part of Montana and western North Dakota at this time.

Sunrise: 0715 (EDT) Sunset 1837 (EDT) Moonphase: Waxing Gibbous

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

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Tuesday was clear/sunny and seasonably cool in the afternoon, and relatively cold in the early AM hours as our coldest temperature of the season so far was recorded as 38.4° just after sunrise. Since I am not up at that time, I don't know if I had any frost. It is possible that I did have some, as others I know in the area with slightly lower temps had some, but I am not sure. Winds have become light, which allows for good radiational cooling at night under the clear, starlit sky. Early on Wednesday morning as of 3:00 AM my temperature is down in the mid 40s with dew point temps in the low 40s under clear skies and light winds. Minimum temperatures might drop into the low 40s by sunrise with a slight drop in the dew point temperature possible. Patchy frost is not likely tonight in the immediate area. Partly to mostly sunny skies through most of the coming week and weekend, with highs in the upper 60s on Wednesday warming to the low 70s on Thursday, cooling off again into the low 60s on Friday and Saturday but with no rain. Lows in the low 40s Tuesday night rising to the upper 40s to low 50s on Thursday, then dropping off to the low-mid 40s by Friday and over the first part of the weekend before a warming pattern starts to set up on Sunday and into the coming new 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

Tuesday precipitation: 0
October total precipitation: 0.46"
2016 YTD precipitation: 34.58"

Other data for Tuesday as follows:
High temp 64.3° (1648)
Low temp 38.4° (0738)
Obs temp 48.5°
Peak wind gust 8 NE (1336) 
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 95% (0839) to a low of 47% (1447)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 50° to 37°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.52" (1042) to 30.40" (1804)

At midnight obs - Clear, temperature 48.5°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 30.42" and rising, relative humidity 89%, dew point of 45°.

Current observations at 0330 EDT - Clear, temperature 45.1°, winds Calm, barometric pressure at 30.39" and falling, relative humidity 92%, dew point 43°.

Radar is showing an area of rain showers over central Illinois at this time. No real organized area of precipitation other than this one exist at this time in the Eastern US north of Florida.

Sunrise: 0716 (EDT) Sunset 1835 (EDT) Moonphase: Waxing Gibbous

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

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Wednesday was partly cloudy but with plenty of sun that gave us a slightly milder day over Tuesday. No frost today as the minimum temperature held above the 40° mark early this AM. Temperatures rose up to the mid 60s in the afternoon. Early on Thursday morning as of 1:30 AM my temperature has just gone down below the 50° mark with dew point temps in the upper 40s under partly cloudy skies and light winds. Minimum temperatures won't drop much more than the upper 40s by sunrise with a slight drop in the dew point temperature into the mid 40s possible. Partly to mostly sunny skies on Thursday with highs in the upper 60s and a 20 POP for an isolated shower during the afternoon. We should be cooling off again into the low 60s on Friday then a gradual warmup over the weekend and into next week (up to the upper 70s by Tuesday) but with no further rain chances except for a 30 POP for showers possibly on Saturday night. Lows in upper 40s to low 50s on Thursday, then dropping off to the low-mid 40s by Friday and over the first part of the weekend before the warming trend sets up thereafter with lows in the 50s early next week. It looks like no more "frost on the pumpkin" chances for our area for the foreseeable future.

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
October total precipitation: 0.46"
2016 YTD precipitation: 34.58"

Other data for Wednesday as follows:
High temp 66.9° (1559)
Low temp 42.9° (0703)
Obs temp 51.1°
Peak wind gust 8 WSW (1718) 
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 97% (1001) to a low of 58% (1558)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 55° to 41°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.42" (0000) to 30.21" (2349)

At midnight obs - PCldy, temperature 51.1°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 30.21" and falling, relative humidity 91%, dew point of 49°.

Current observations at 0128 EDT - PCldy, temperature 49.1°, winds Calm, barometric pressure at 30.19" and falling, relative humidity 92%, dew point 47°.

Radar is showing an area of varying intensities of rain showers in a rough NE/SW line between southern Ontario (between Buffalo and Detroit) southwestward to Arkansas at this time.

Sunrise: 0717 (EDT) Sunset 1834 (EDT) Moonphase: Waxing Gibbous

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

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Thursday October 13, 2016

Thursday was partly to mostly cloudy with a bit of sun at times which all told gave us a slightly milder day than Wednesday. Temperatures rose up to the upper 60s in the afternoon after early morning lows in the upper mid-40s. Early on Friday morning as of 4:00 AM my temperature is in the upper mid-40s with dew point temps in the lower 40s under clear skies and light winds. Minimum temperatures won't drop much more than the mid 40s by sunrise with a slight drop in the dew point temperature possibly. We should be cooling off with highs only in the low 60s on Friday under sunny skies then a gradual warmup over the weekend and into next week (up to the upper 70s by Tuesday and Wednesday) but with no further rain chances. Lows dropping off to the low 40s by Friday then lows warming up to lows around 60° by Tuesday and Wednesday. There should be a gradual cooling off period after that, with increased rain chances finally at the end of the week with the cooler temperatures. It doesn't look like any "frost on the pumpkin" chances for our area for the foreseeable future.

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
October total precipitation: 0.46"
2016 YTD precipitation: 34.58"

Other data for Thursday as follows:
High temp 68.8° (1558)
Low temp 47.2° (0741)
Obs temp 51.5°
Peak wind gust 12 WSW (1520) 
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 98% (0926) to a low of 68% (1346)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 59° to 45°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.30" (2357) to 30.12" (1350)

At midnight obs - Clear, temperature 51.5°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 30.30" and rising, relative humidity 80%, dew point of 46°.

Current observations at 0401 EDT - Clear, temperature 47.7°, winds Calm, barometric pressure at 30.33" and rising, relative humidity 84%, dew point 43°.

Radar is showing an area of rain out in parts of Arkansas right now. I don't think it will make it here at all anytime in the foreseeable future.

Sunrise: 0718 (EDT) Sunset 1832 (EDT) Moonphase: Waxing Gibbous

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

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Friday, October 14, 2016

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Friday was mostly sunny/clear and cooler than yesterday. Temperatures rose only to the lower mid-60s in the afternoon after early morning lows in the low 40s. Early on Saturday morning as of 2:45 AM my temperature is in the mid 40s with dew point temps also in the mid 40s under mostly cloudy skies and light winds. Minimum temperatures won't drop much more than the low 40s by sunrise with a slight drop in the dew point temperature possibly. We should be cool again on Saturday with highs in the low-mid 60s under sunny skies then a gradual warmup starts Sunday and especially by mid-week. (upper 70s to around 80° Monday through Wednesday) with mostly sunny and dry conditions. Lows will be in the upper 40s Saturday night then lows warming up to upper 50s to low 60s from Sunday night through Wednesday night. There should be a gradual cooling off period after that, with increased rain chances finally at the end of the week (40 POP Thursday night and Friday) with cooler temperatures back down to the mid 60s by Friday. It doesn't look like any "frost on the pumpkin" chances for our area for the foreseeable future, however.

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
October total precipitation: 0.46"
2016 YTD precipitation: 34.58"

Other data for Friday as follows:
High temp 63.0° (1618)
Low temp 41.5° (0742)
Obs temp 49.8°
Peak wind gust 9 NNE (1022) 
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 95% (0908) to a low of 47% (1622)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 49° to 39°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.45" (1137) to 30.30" (0000)

At midnight obs - Cloudy, temperature 49.8°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 30.42" and steady, relative humidity 88%, dew point of 46°.

Current observations at 0318 EDT - Cloudy, temperature 45.7°, winds Calm, barometric pressure at 30.40" and falling, relative humidity 91%, dew point 43°.

Radar is showing only very light returns over WV and the upper peninsula of Michigan areas at this time. These areas might feature precipitation that is not even reaching the ground. It also could possibly be snow flurries.

Sunrise: 0719 (EDT) Sunset 1831 (EDT) Moonphase: Full Moon

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

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Saturday, October 15, 2016

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Saturday was mostly sunny/clear and a bit cooler than yesterday for the early AM min (around 40°) but a bit milder for the afternoon high temp (mid 60s). Early on Sunday morning as of 4:30 AM my temperature is in the upper 40s with dew point temps in the mid 40s under clear skies and the usual very light winds. Minimum temperatures won't drop much more than the mid 40s by sunrise with dew point temperatures holding pretty much where they are now. Sunday should be sunny and milder, with high temps in the low 70s, lows in the upper 50s. Monday should be sunny with highs in the upper 70s then on Tuesday and Wednesday highs should reach the 80° mark if not then even a bit higher than that in the low 80s possibly with mostly sunny and dry conditions. Lows will be in the 60° to 65° range Monday through Wednesday night with clear to partly cloudy conditions. Thursday should be sunny with highs in the low 70s, then mid 60s on Friday with a 30 POP for showers Thursday evening then a 50 POP for showers on Friday and Friday evening and a 40 POP for showers on Saturday, with highs in the mid 60s, lows in the mid-upper 50s. It doesn't look like any "frost on the pumpkin" chances for our area for the foreseeable future, however.

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
October total precipitation: 0.46"
2016 YTD precipitation: 34.58"

Other data for Saturday as follows:
High temp 65.8° (1620)
Low temp 40.6° (0742)
Obs temp 50.7°
Peak wind gust 8 ENE (1050) 
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 96% (0914) to a low of 49% (1624)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 50° to 39°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.46" (1022) to 30.33" (2358)

At midnight obs - Clear, temperature 50.7°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 30.33" and falling, relative humidity 90%, dew point of 48°.

Current observations at 0439 EDT - Clear, temperature 48.6°, winds Calm, barometric pressure at 30.29" and falling, relative humidity 93%, dew point 47°.

Radar is showing a roughly ENE-WSW line of mostly light showers cutting through central lower Michigan, southern Wisconsin and northwestern Illinois at this time.

Sunrise: 0720 (EDT) Sunset 1829 (EDT) Moonphase: Full Moon

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

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Sunday, October 16, 2016

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Sunday was mostly sunny/clear and warmer than yesterday for the early AM min (upper 40s) and for the afternoon high temp (low 70s). Early on Monday morning as of 2:45 AM my temperature is in the upper 50s with dew point temps in the mid 50s under partly cloudy skies and the usual very light winds. Minimum temperatures won't drop much more than the mid 50s by sunrise with dew point temperatures holding pretty much where they are now. Monday should be sunny with highs in the low 80s then on Tuesday and Wednesday highs should reach the low to mid 80s with mostly sunny and dry conditions. Lows will be in the 60° to 65° range Monday through Wednesday night with clear to partly cloudy conditions. Thursday should be sunny with highs in the upper 70s, lows in the upper 50s, then highs in the upper 60s on Friday with a 40 POP for showers Thursday evening and on Friday. Then mostly cloudy Friday night with a low in the upper 40s, then clear/sunny on both Saturday and Sunday with highs in the low 60s, lows in the mid 40s. It doesn't look like any "frost on the pumpkin" chances for our area for the foreseeable future.

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
October total precipitation: 0.46"
2016 YTD precipitation: 34.58"

Other data for Sunday as follows:
High temp 73.3° (1619)
Low temp 48.2° (0357)
Obs temp 61.0°
Peak wind gust 9 WSW (1159) 
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 97% (0832) to a low of 66% (1612)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 62° to 46°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.33" (0005) to 30.08" (2039)

At midnight obs - PCldy, temperature 61.0°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 30.08" and falling, relative humidity 92%, dew point of 59°.

Current observations at 0252 EDT - PCldy, temperature 58.4°, winds Calm, barometric pressure at 30.06" and falling, relative humidity 93%, dew point 56°.

Radar is showing some rain in NW Wisconsin, western reaches of the UP of Michigan and the associated waters of Lake Superior, along with light scattered showers over portions of Eastern Ohio, Pennsylvania and western New York at this time, moving east and not southeast towards my area as it look right now.

Sunrise: 0721 (EDT) Sunset 1828 (EDT) Moonphase: Full Moon

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

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Monday,October 17, 2016

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Monday was mostly to partly sunny and even warmer than yesterday for the early AM min (mid 50s) and for the afternoon high temp (low 80s). Early on Tuesday morning as of 3:30 AM my temperature is around the 60° mark with dew point temps in the upper 50s under clear skies and the usual very light winds. Minimum temperatures won't drop much at all, probably staying in the upper 50s till sunrise with dew point temperatures holding pretty much where they are now. Tuesday and Wednesday mostly sunny with high temperatures in the mid 80s (rather hot for mid-October) and dry. . Lows will be in the 60° to 65° range Tuesday and Wednesday night with clear to partly cloudy conditions. Thursday should be partly sunny with highs in the low 80s, lows in the upper 50s, then highs in the upper 60s on Friday with a 40 POP for showers Thursday evening and on Friday with partly cloudy skies. Then partly cloudy Friday night with a low in the upper 40s, then clear/sunny on both Saturday and Sunday with highs around 60° to low 60s, lows in the mid 40s. It doesn't look like any "frost on the pumpkin" chances for our area for the foreseeable future.

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
October total precipitation: 0.46"
2016 YTD precipitation: 34.58"

Other data for Monday as follows:
High temp 80.9° (1614)
Low temp 54.2° (0730)
Obs temp 63.6°
Peak wind gust 8 WSW (1250) 
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 98% (0938) to a low of 55% (1631)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 65° to 53°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.09" (0029) to 29.93" (1652)

At midnight obs - Clear, temperature 63.6°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 29.95" and steady, relative humidity 90%, dew point of 61°.

Current observations at 0347 EDT - Clear, temperature 59.6°, winds Calm, barometric pressure at 29.95" and steady, relative humidity 93%, dew point 58°.

Radar is showing a bit of rain areas here and there such as Northern Wisconsin, the western part of the UP of Michigan, around the Montreal area of Quebec, and parts of Eastern Massachusetts.

Sunrise: 0722 (EDT) Sunset 1826 (EDT) Moonphase: Waning Gibbous

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

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Tuesday, October 18, 2016

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Tuesday was mostly sunny and even a tad warmer than yesterday for the early AM min (mid 50s) and for the afternoon high temp (low 80s). A record high temperature (83° - rounding the actual reading of 82.5° up as I normally do) was set for the date - the old record was 80° set back in 1980. Early on Wednesday morning as of 3:00 AM my temperature is around the 65° mark with dew point temps in the low 60s under clear skies and the usual very light winds. Minimum temperatures won't drop much at all, probably staying in the mid 60s till sunrise with dew point temperatures holding pretty much where they are now. Wednesday and Thursday should be partly to mostly cloudy (Thursday) with high temperatures in the upper 70s with a 30 POP for showers on Wednesday night and Thursday. Lows will be in the 60° to 65° range Wednesday and Thursday night with partly to mostly cloudy skies . Thursday night should be cloudy with a 40 POP for shower chances after midnight. Then highs in the upper 60s on a cloudy Friday with a 60 POP for showers likely. Then partly cloudy Friday night with a low in the upper 40s, then clear/sunny on both Saturday and Sunday with highs in the upper 50s on Saturday and low 60s on Sunday, lows in the low 40s on Saturday and mid 40s on Sunday. Monday should have similar conditions with Sunday, remaining cool early in the new 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

Tuesday precipitation: 0
October total precipitation: 0.46"
2016 YTD precipitation: 34.58"

Other data for Tuesday as follows:
High temp 82.5° (1613)
Low temp 56.2° (0747)
Obs temp 66.5°
Peak wind gust 9 WSW (1238) 
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 98% (0946) to a low of 54% (1559)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 66° to 55°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.00" (0853) to 29.89" (1637)

At midnight obs - Clear, temperature 66.5°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 29.95" and steady, relative humidity 89%, dew point of 63°.

Current observations at 0314 EDT - Clear, temperature 64.3°, winds Calm, barometric pressure at 29.96" and steady, relative humidity 91%, dew point 62°.

Radar is showing scattered light rain showers, oriented NE/SW roughly along the spine of the Appalachians running from SW PA through NY, New England into New Brunswick.

Sunrise: 0723 (EDT) Sunset 1825 (EDT) Moonphase: Waning Gibbous

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

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Wednesday, October 19, 2016

 

Wednesday was mostly sunny early then partly to mostly cloudy later and was even a tad warmer than yesterday for the early AM min (61.3° - set a new daily high min record for the date) and for the afternoon high temp (83.7°). I set another record daily high temperature (84° - rounding the actual reading of 83.7° up as I normally do) for the date - the old record was 79° set back a number of years ago. Early on Thursday morning as of 3:45 AM my temperature is around the 70° mark with dew point temps in the mid 60s under cloudy skies and a bit brisker winds than we have had the past few days. Minimum temperatures won't drop much at all, probably only into the upper 60s by sunrise with dew point temperatures holding pretty much where they are now with a 30 POP for overnight showers, though the radar doesn't seem to indicate any activity over my station for the next few hours. Thursday should be mostly cloudy in the morning with a 30 POP for showers then mostly sunny in the afternoon with high temperatures in the low 80s. Lows will be in the low 60s Thursday night with partly cloudy skies . Then highs around 70° on a cloudy Friday with a 60 POP for rain likely. Mostly cloudy early Friday night with a 50 POP for showers then becoming partly cloudy later Friday night, turning colder with a low in the mid 40s, then mostly sunny on both Saturday and Sunday with highs in the upper 50s on Saturday and low 60s on Sunday, lows in the low 40s on Saturday and upper 40s on Sunday. Monday should be sunny and a bit milder with highs in the mid 60s, then sunny on Tuesday and Wednesday, cooler with highs in the low 60s and lows in the low-mid 40s.

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
October total precipitation: 0.46"
2016 YTD precipitation: 34.58"

Other data for Wednesday as follows:
High temp 83.7° (1549)
Low temp 61.3° (0720)
Obs temp 70.4°
Peak wind gust 11 N (1320) 
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 97% (0922) to a low of 58% (1542)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 70° to 60° (had to flip my A/C on tonight!!!)
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.11" (2253) to 29.94" (0055)

At midnight obs - Cloudy, temperature 70.4°, Winds 2 ENE, Pressure at 30.10" and steady, relative humidity 88%, dew point of 67°.

Current observations at 0408 EDT - Cloudy, temperature 68.6°, winds 6 NE, barometric pressure at 30.07" and falling, relative humidity 82%, dew point 63°.

Radar is showing scattered light rain showers, oriented NE/SW from SE Missouri northeastward to NW PA and southern Ontario, including states in between (IL, IN, OH, and NY). There are some light showers scattered about my general area at the present time, appearing to be moving south to north. Nothing here at my station yet.

Sunrise: 0724 (EDT) Sunset 1824 (EDT) Moonphase: Waning Gibbous

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on Thursday morning. I am having problems with my electric bill (PEPCO) and I may lose electric service in the next few days, possibly not till early next week (at least I am hoping at least as much). If I do lose electric service, my daily wx post may go on a brief hiatus, or in a shortened version as I may only have email access through my phone. And my weather station may not be operating in full mode, with only precipitation data completely reliable. Stay tuned for updates on this if I can make them,  and understand if you don't hear from me soon or in an abbreviated form the electric service is the reason why.

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station post for Thursday, October 20, 2016

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Thursday was a partly sunny day and not quite as warm as yesterday, but still over the 80° mark but not a daily max record, but definitely a record high min record with my early AM min of 65.6°. Early on Friday morning as of 3:45 AM my temperature is just under the 70° mark with dew point temps in the mid 60s under cloudy skies with a bit of wind out there again tonight. Minimum temperatures won't drop much at all, no lower than the mid 60s by sunrise with dew point temperatures holding pretty much where they are now or possibly into the lower 60s with breezes keeping up overnight. On Friday we should have high temperatures in the upper 70s with clouds and windy at times with a 70 POP for showers and possible thundershowers likely. Mostly cloudy early Friday night with a 40 POP for showers then becoming partly cloudy later Friday night, turning colder with a low in the upper 40s, then mostly sunny on both Saturday and Sunday and noticeably cooler with highs in the upper 50s on Saturday (and quite breezy at times) and mid 60s on Sunday, lows in the low 40s on Saturday and upper 40s on Sunday. Monday should be sunny and a bit milder with highs in the mid 60s, then sunny on Tuesday and Wednesday, cooler with highs in the upper 50s and lows in the upper 30s on Tuesday and low 40s on Wednesday. 

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
October total precipitation: 0.46"
2016 YTD precipitation: 34.58"

Other data for Thursday as follows:
High temp 81.8° (1520)
Low temp 65.6° (0807)
Obs temp 70.3°
Peak wind gust 10 E (1448) 
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 88% (0000) to a low of 65% (1637)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 71° to 59° (A/C still on tonight!!!)
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.10" (0000) to 29.88" (2332)

At midnight obs - Cloudy, temperature 70.3°, Winds 3 ESE, Pressure at 29.89" and falling, relative humidity 83%, dew point of 65°.

Current observations at 0400 EDT - Cloudy , temperature 67.7°, winds 5 WSW, barometric pressure at 29.81" and falling, relative humidity 88%, dew point 64°.

Radar is showing scattered light rain showers, oriented NE/SW from Eastern TN north-northeastward to the Montreal area and also far northern Maine. The showers and storms in western PA and south are the ones that eventually will work their way into my area on Friday.Unlike last night there are no light showers scattered about my general area at the present time.

Sunrise: 0725 (EDT) Sunset 1822 (EDT) Moonphase: Last Quarter

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on Friday morning. I am having problems with my electric bill (PEPCO) and I may lose electric service in the next few days, possibly not till early next week at least I am hoping. At least it wasn't cut off on Thursday. If I do my daily wx post may go on a brief hiatus, or in a shortened version as I may only have email/internet access through my phone. And my weather station may not be operating in full mode, with only precipitation data completely reliable. Stay tuned for updates on this, and understand if you don't hear from me soon or in an abbreviated form the electric service is the reason why.

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Friday, October 21, 2016

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Friday was a mostly cloudy day and not as warm as yesterday, and later in the day a lot cooler than yesterday. No records set today. We had a cold front come through in the early afternoon, with brief showers of moderate to heavy intensity (6.94" max rain rate according to the VP2, recorded at 1332) then a rapid drop of temperature and rise in the wind speed and change in the wind direction. Early on Saturday morning as of 3:15 AM my temperature is in the low 50s with dew point temps in the mid 40s under mostly cloudy skies and spotty drizzle with some gusty winds at times. Minimum temperatures will only drop a bit more, no lower than the upper 40s by sunrise with dew point temperatures holding in the mid 40s, perhaps low 40s possibly with breezes keeping up overnight. Partly sunny on Saturday with a 40 POP for light showers with high temps in the upper 50s and winds gusting up to 40 MPH (at other more exposed spots, not at my protected location). Sunday should be mostly sunny and a tad milder, with highs in the mid 60s and breezes lessening a bit but still around - maybe 25 MPH tops. Overnight lows under clear skies in the low 40s on Saturday and low 50s on Sunday. Monday should be sunny with highs once again in the mid 60s, then sunny on Tuesday and Wednesday, cooler with highs in the upper 50s and lows in the upper 30s on Tuesday and mid 40s on Wednesday. 

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: 0.26" (LR) 0.32" (VP2) 6.94" max rain rate @ 1332
October total precipitation: 0.72"
2016 YTD precipitation: 34.84"

Other data for Friday as follows:
High temp 75.1° (1234)
Low temp 55.7° (2353)
Obs temp 55.7°
Peak wind gust 17 E (2315) 
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 95% (1525) to a low of 73% (1222)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 67° to 50° (Turned A/C off earlier tonight)
Barometric pressure values ranged from 29.89" (0000) to 29.60" (1519)

At midnight obs - Mostly Cloudy, temperature 55.7°, Winds 11 WSW, Pressure at 29.63" and steady, relative humidity 81%, dew point of 50°.

Current observations at 0416 EDT - Mostly Cloudy , temperature 51.2°, winds 12 N, barometric pressure at 29.64" and steady, relative humidity 81%, dew point 46°. PWG 21 MPH from the NNW @ 0251 since midnight.

Radar is showing scattered very light rain showers in the mountains of PA, Western NY, and WV, possibly snow showers but not sure on that. Also some in Ohio coming right off Lake Erie. During the day on Friday the highest elevations of the Great Smoky Mtns of TN and NC had measurable snow in snow squalls with lots of wind. Temps dropped to freezing or a bit below. Winter is on its way! Also right now rain showers, moving S to N can be found over most of Maine right now- and I checked Mt Washington an hour or so ago and they were still in the 40s there with rain showers and lighter winds than you might have thought, but over the weekend they will be getting back into winter with measurable snow on Sunday (forecasts I saw said 4-6 inches possible) and winds getting over 100 MPH in gusts.

Sunrise: 0726 (EDT) Sunset 1821 (EDT) Moonphase: Last Quarter

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on Saturday morning. I am somewhat happier tonight as the electric bill (PEPCO) has been resolved for the time being, and I won't be losing power anytime in the foreseeable future. It is a bit disheartening that precious few people responded at all to my dire news earlier this week about this problem. I think it may show that readership of this post is less than I think, and those that did glossed over it mostly. Perhaps no one knows what to say. I don't know. But I said I would update you on this item, and I have done so for now.

[wxlady]

Blustery day today. Modest fall color. Some trees are full color but have lost nearly half their leaves.

 

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Saturday, October 22,2016

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Saturday was cloudy and blustery during most of the AM, gradually clearing out in the PM but remaining windy and chilly during the rest of the day. generally 10-15° cooler than yesterday. There was a bit of overnight drizzle which I felt during the early AM hours out in my backyard. Early on Sunday morning as of 4:15 AM my temperature is in the mid 40s with dew point temps in the mid 30s under clear skies with still some gusty winds at times. Minimum temperatures will only drop a bit more into the low 40s by sunrise with dew point temperatures holding in the mid 30s. Sunday should be mostly sunny and a tad milder, with highs in the mid 60s and breezes lessening a bit but still around - maybe 30 MPH tops. Overnight lows under clear skies in the low 50s on Sunday. Monday should be sunny with highs once again in the mid 60s, then sunny on Tuesday and Wednesday, cooler with highs in the mid-upper 50s and lows in the upper 30s on Tuesday and lower 40s on Wednesday. Becoming cloudy on Thursday and Thursday night with a 50 POP for showers, highs in the upper 50s, lows in the upper 40s. 

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: T
October total precipitation: 0.72"
2016 YTD precipitation: 34.84"

Other data for Saturday as follows:
High temp 57.6° (1434)
Low temp 47.9° (2359)
Obs temp 47.9°
Peak wind gust 26 SW (1539) (Greatest PWG since early April)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 83% (0326) to a low of 47% (1332)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 50° to 31°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 29.94" (2355) to 29.62" (0132)

At midnight obs - Clear, temperature 47.9°, Winds 4 SW, Pressure at 29.93" and rising, relative humidity 54%, dew point of 32°.

Current observations at 0456 EDT - Clear, temperature 44.7°, winds Calm, barometric pressure at 30.00" and rising, relative humidity 73%, dew point 37°.

Radar is showing scattered light rain showers in parts of southern New England, and snow in the mountains of northern New England. On Saturday many mountain areas to my west and north and areas near/around the Great Lakes had their first snow of the season, mostly all less than an inch that I know of, along with blustery winds at the times of the squalls and other times as well.

Sunrise: 0727 (EDT) Sunset 1819 (EDT) Moonphase: Last Quarter

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

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Sunday, October 23, 2016

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Sunday was mostly sunny with some fair weather cumulus at times, chilly in the early AM but milder in the afternoon with winds slowly abating as the day progressed. Early on Monday morning as of 3:45 AM my temperature is around 50° with dew point temps in the mid 40s under clear skies with little to no wind. Minimum temperatures will only drop a bit more at most into the upper 40s by sunrise with dew point temperatures holding in the mid 40s . Monday should be sunny with highs once again in the mid 60s with gusty winds to 30 MPH at times with lows in the low 40s, then mostly sunny on Tuesday and Wednesday, cooler with highs in the mid-upper 50s and lows in the mid 30s with patchy frost on Tuesday night and lower 40s on Wednesday night with skies becoming cloudy. Cloudy on Thursday and Thursday night with a 50 POP for showers, highs in the mid 50s, lows in the upper 40s. Friday should be mostly sunny once again with high temps in the mid 60s, lows in the mid 40s. It should be partly sunny with seasonable temperatures over the weekend.

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
October total precipitation: 0.72"
2016 YTD precipitation: 34.84"

Other data for Sunday as follows:
High temp 67.8° (1626)
Low temp 42.9° (0615)
Obs temp 53.0°
Peak wind gust 14 WSW (1227) 
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 80% (0630) to a low of 44% (1658)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 47° to 32°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.07" (0941) to 29.93" (0000)

At midnight obs - Clear, temperature 53.0°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 29.95" and falling, relative humidity 78%, dew point of 46°.

Current observations at 0351 EDT - Clear, temperature 49.5°, winds Calm, barometric pressure at 29.92" and falling, relative humidity 84%, dew point 45°.

Radar is showing areas of light rain running E-W through parts of northern PA, southern NY, and Connecticut at this time. This area is not moving south towards our area.

Sunrise: 0728 (EDT) Sunset 1818 (EDT) Moonphase: Last Quarter

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

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Monday, October 24, 2016

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Monday was partly sunny with a good bit of cumulus at times with winds increasing a bit once again, not as chilly in the early AM with lows in the upper 40s but not as mild in the afternoon with highs in the mid 60s. Early on Tuesday morning as of 4:00 AM my temperature is in the mid 40s with dew point temps in the mid 30s under clear skies with the wind calming down once again. Minimum temperatures will only drop a bit more into the low 40s by sunrise with dew point temperatures holding in the 30s . Mostly sunny on Tuesday and Wednesday, cooler with highs in the upper 50s (Tuesday) and mid 50s (Wednesday) and lows in the mid 30s with patchy frost on Tuesday night and lower 40s on Wednesday night with skies becoming cloudy. Cloudy on Thursday and Thursday night with a 70 POP for showers during the day, a 40 POP in the evening, highs in the lower 60s, lows in the upper 40s. Friday should be mostly sunny once again with high temps around 60°, lows in the mid 40s. It should be partly sunny with a 30 POP for showers on Saturday, highs in the 60s, lows in the 40s. 

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
October total precipitation: 0.72"
2016 YTD precipitation: 34.84"

Other data for Monday as follows:
High temp 66.3° (1529)
Low temp 49.3° (0403)
Obs temp 50.9°
Peak wind gust 17 SW (1258) 
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 91% (0845) to a low of 44% (1809)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 51° to 35°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.28" (2354) to 29.92" (0414)

At midnight obs - Clear, temperature 50.9°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 30.28" and rising, relative humidity 57%, dew point of 36°.

Current observations at 0431 EDT - Clear, temperature 43.8°, winds Calm, barometric pressure at 30.30" and steady, relative humidity 74%, dew point 36°.

Radar is showing an area of light snow over parts of northern Maine and adjoining New Brunswick, and scattered light snow showers in northern NH, ME and NY lake region areas at this time.

Sunrise: 0729 (EDT) Sunset 1817 (EDT) Moonphase: Waning Crescent

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

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Tuesday, October 25, 2016

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This report is very delayed due to computer problems that didn't allow me to send it out from my desktop Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning. This post is necessarily briefer than the usual, as some of the information is not needed to be conveyed at this late hour, only a few hours away from my Wednesday post. All seems to be working on my email now, and hope it stays that way.

Tuesday was partly sunny and cooler with lows around 40° at obs with the afternoon highs around 60°. Early on Wednesday morning around 3 AM the temps had fallen off into the mid 30s with dew point temps in the low 30s under clear skies with calm winds. Details on the rest of the week will be forthcoming in my daily post for Wednesday coming up in a few hours.

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
October total precipitation: 0.72"
2016 YTD precipitation: 34.84"

Other data for Tuesday as follows:
High temp 59.7° (1618)
Low temp 40.4° (2356)
Obs temp 40.4°
Peak wind gust 15 WSW (1258) 
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 82% (2356) to a low of 43% (1631)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 39° to 34°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.44" (2349) to 30.28" (0008)

At midnight obs - Clear, temperature 40.4°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 30.14" and steady, relative humidity 82%, dew point of 35°.

Current observations will be given in Wednesday's report.

Radar summary will be given out in the Wednesday daily report.

Sunrise: 0730 (EDT) Sunset 1816 (EDT) Moonphase: Waning Crescent

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off for now late on Tuesday evening.

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Wednesday, October 26, 2016

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Wednesday was mostly sunny most of the day but with clouds increasing this evening as a frontal system approaches our area from the N and W. We probably will just get clouds from it overnight and through Thursday morning. We had a frosty morning on Wednesday early AM, but failed to actually reach the freezing mark. We were cooler in the afternoon compared with Tuesday with high temps in the mid 50s. Early on Thursday morning at 3:45 AM my temperature is in the upper 40s with dew point temps around 40° under mostly cloudy skies. Minimum temperatures should only drop a bit more into the mid 40s by sunrise under mostly cloudy skies with dew point temperatures holding around 40° or perhaps even rise a bit. Mostly cloudy on Thursday with highs in the low 60s and a 50 POP for scattered showers, most likely in the afternoon. Thursday night there is a 60 POP for showers in the evening and still cloudy, but turning partly cloudy late with lows in the mid 40s. Friday should be mostly sunny once again with high temps in the upper 50s, lows in the mid 40s. It should be sunny and milder on Saturday with highs in the low 70s, lows in the mid 50s and becoming cloudy. Partly cloudy, highs in the upper 60s on Sunday with a 30 POP for showers at times. Mostly sunny and seasonable as we start out the new week over Halloween and then the new month of November.

The weather underground link to my station data is:
http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=KMDGAITH11ar
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&tz=0)
My data can also be found at: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Wednesday precipitation: 0
October total precipitation: 0.72"
2016 YTD precipitation: 34.84"

Other data for Wednesday as follows:
High temp 56.2° (1549)
Low temp 33.2° (0723)
Obs temp 48.6°
Peak wind gust 7 NE (1413) 
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 94% (0912) to a low of 50% (1545)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 42° to 31°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.52"(0930) to 30.39" (1819)

At midnight obs - Cloudy, temperature 48.6°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 30.42" and falling, relative humidity 74%, dew point of 41°.

Current observations at 0358 EDT - Cloudy, temperature 48.7°, winds Calm, barometric pressure at 30.37" and falling, relative humidity 72%, dew point 40°.

Radar is a mixture of rain and snow over parts of northern PA and western NY, more snow further east and north, with rain showers trailing through much of Ohio, then up in Michigan with some snow in that state also. More scattered showers aligning NE-SW south and west of Ohio going towards KY TN, IL, MO, IN, etc. heading east. Those scattered showers are headed this way - the snow and rain in PA and NY are headed east and not headed this way as they are falling ahead of the warm front also moving that way.

Sunrise: 0731 (EDT) Sunset 1814 (EDT) Moonphase: Waning Crescent

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

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Thursday, October 27, 2016

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Thursday was mostly cloudy and milder (esp early AM) with light showers around mid-day that looked to be more substantial on radar than they actually were. Early on Friday morning at 3:00 AM my temperature is around 50° with dew point temps in the mid 40s under partly to mostly cloudy skies. Minimum temperatures should only drop a bit more into the mid 40s by sunrise under partly to mostly cloudy skies with dew point temperatures in the low 40s. Friday should be mostly sunny with high temps in the upper 50s, lows in the low 40s. It should be sunny and milder on Saturday with highs in the low 70s, clear early with lows in the mid 50s but turning partly cloudy later in the overnight. Mostly sunny with highs in the mid 70s on Sunday with a 50 POP for showers. Partly cloudy Sunday night with a continued 50 POP for showers with lows in the upper 40s. Mostly sunny and seasonable as we start out the new week over Halloween and then the new month of November, warming up again into the 70s by midweek. Partly cloudy for the Trick or Treaters on Halloween Monday night, with lows in the mid 40s.

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: 0.04" (LR) 0.00" (VP2 - must be blocked with leaves and tree litter as happens often this time of year)
October total precipitation: 0.76"
2016 YTD precipitation: 34.88"

Other data for Thursday as follows:
High temp 59.6° (1905)
Low temp 48.0° (0510)
Obs temp 55.1°
Peak wind gust 11 E (0902) 
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 95% (2220) to a low of 70% (0300)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 57° to 40°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.42"(0012) to 30.08" (1953)

At midnight obs - Cloudy, temperature 55.1°, Winds 6 NW, Pressure at 30.13" and rising, relative humidity 88%, dew point of 52°.

Current observations at 0334 EDT - PCloudy, temperature 50.4°, winds 3 NNE, barometric pressure at 30.17" and rising, relative humidity 75%, dew point 43°.

Radar is showing a mixture of snow and rain over the mid-Atlantic and Northeast US at this time. Snow can be found in parts of the higher elevations of upper NY state and northern New England, particularly Maine and parts of southern Canada, mostly in Ontario and Quebec. Rain can be found elsewhere, particularly over MA and offshore with rain exiting the mid-Atlantic states at this time.

Sunrise: 0732 (EDT) Sunset 1813 (EDT) Moonphase: Waning Crescent

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

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Friday, October 28, 2016

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Friday was mostly sunny with similar temperatures to Thursday, but with it getting colder in the evening since it was clear vs. being cloudy on Thursday evening. Early on Saturday morning at 4:00 AM my temperature is around 40° with dew point temps in the upper 30s under clear skies. Minimum temperatures should only drop a bit more at most into the upper 30s by sunrise under clear skies and light winds. If the winds pick up out of the SW it may start warming up like it should during the day on Saturday. It should be sunny and warmer on Saturday with highs in the low 70s, clear early with lows in the upper 50s but turning partly cloudy later in the overnight. Mostly sunny with highs in the upper 70s on Sunday. Mostly cloudy Sunday night with a 30 POP for showers with lows in the upper 40s. Mostly sunny on Monday with cooler high temperatures around the 60° mark, lows in the 40s, then partly cloudy on Tuesday with highs in the mid 60s, lows in the lower 50s. Wednesday and Thursday back up in the low 70s with a 30 POP for showers on Thursday and a 40 POP on Thursday night, lows mostly in the 50s. Mostly sunny with temps falling back down in the low 60s on Friday, lows in the 40s as we pass Halloween and enter November this coming week, with temperatures riding a bit of the roller coaster ups and downs typical of the fall season we are currently in.

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
October total precipitation: 0.76"
2016 YTD precipitation: 34.88"

Other data for Friday as follows:
High temp 59.6° (1634)
Low temp 42.2° (2356)
Obs temp 42.2°
Peak wind gust 16 SW (0437) 
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 88% (0000) to a low of 44% (1623)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 52° to 37°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.32"(1012) to 30.13" (0014)

At midnight obs - Clear, temperature 42.2°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 30.29" and steady, relative humidity 85%, dew point of 38°.

Current observations at 0428 EDT - Clear, temperature 39.5°, winds Calm, barometric pressure at 30.26" and falling, relative humidity 90%, dew point 37°.

Radar is showing some light rain and snow mixed in depending on elevation and latitude in upstate New York and adjoining Quebec at this time. Most definitely not moving this way!!

Sunrise: 0734 (EDT) Sunset 1812 (EDT) Moonphase: New Moon

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

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Saturday, October 29, 2016

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Saturday was mostly sunny/clear early and chilly with min temps in the upper 30s to start out, but warmed quickly as SW winds brought in warmer air by the afternoon and temps soared into the 70s. Clouds started coming in towards evening. Early on Sunday morning at 3:00 AM my temperature is in the upper 50s with dew point temps in the mid 50s under cloudy skies. Minimum temperatures should only drop a bit more at most into the mid-upper 50s by sunrise under cloudy skies and very light winds from the SW if any at all. Mostly sunny with highs in the upper 70s on Sunday. Mostly cloudy Sunday night with a 40 POP for showers and even a possible thundershower in the evening then partly cloudy after midnight with lows in the upper 40s. Mostly sunny on Monday with cooler high temperatures in the upper 50s with lows in the mid 40s, then partly cloudy on Tuesday with highs in the low 60s, lows around 50°. Wednesday and Thursday we should be back up in the low-mid 70s under partly to mostly sunny skies, lows mostly in the 50s. Mostly sunny with temps falling back down in the low 60s on Friday and Saturday with lows in the mid 40s as we pass Halloween and enter November this coming week, with temperatures riding a bit of the roller coaster ups and downs typical of the fall season we are currently in.

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
October total precipitation: 0.76"
2016 YTD precipitation: 34.88"

Other data for Saturday as follows:
High temp 73.7° (1629)
Low temp 38.2° (0749)
Obs temp 60.8°
Peak wind gust 10 WSW (1411) 
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 95% (0917) to a low of 50% (1617)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 57° to 36°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.29"(0000) to 30.02" (1734)

At midnight obs - Cloudy, temperature 60.8°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 30.04" and steady, relative humidity 81%, dew point of 55°.

Current observations at 0316 EDT - Cloudy, temperature 57.6°, winds Calm, barometric pressure at 30.02" and steady, relative humidity 88%, dew point 54°.

Radar is showing a relatively thin line running roughly E-W through parts of northern lower Michigan and central Wisconsin at this time, along with another thin line through Northern Illinois. Only a few light sprinkles elsewhere in eastern Massachusetts and the hills of north-central Pennsylvania at this time.

Sunrise: 0735 (EDT) Sunset 1811 (EDT) Moonphase: New Moon

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on Sunday morning