What's the Weather Where You are?

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Wednesday, November 30, 2016

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Wednesday was a cloudy, mild/warm day with early AM dense fog and very damp all day with rain most of the day, at times moderate to heavy, easily the wettest day of the month. Early on this Thursday morning to start off December, temps are still mild, in the low 50s, but have started to drop off and it is starting to dry out around 3:45 AM with the dew point temps in the mid 40s. Skies should slowly clear out overnight with temps dropping a bit into the upper 40s by sunrise. Thursday should cool off into the low 50s for highs and mid 30s for lows, with mostly sunny/clear skies and an end to the rain as we enter the new month of December. Sunny on Friday with highs in the upper 40s, lows in the mid 30s. Cooling off some more over the weekend, with a 30 POP for rain or snow on Sunday 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

Wednesday precipitation: 1.59" (LR) and 1.46" (VP2) Max rain rate 3.33" @ 1746
November total precipitation: 2.19"
2016 YTD precipitation: 37.10"

Other data for Wednesday as follows:
High temp 63.5° (1406)
Low temp 54.7° (0330)
Obs temp 57.0°
Peak wind gust 12 E (2031)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 99% (0715) to a low of 98% (0000)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 63° to 54°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 29.95" (0545) to 29.54" (2159)

At midnight obs - Cloudy, temperature 57.0°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 29.57" and falling, relative humidity 99%, dew point of 57°.

Current observations at 0357 EST - Cloudy, temperature 51.4°, winds Calm, barometric pressure 29.69" and rising, relative humidity 79%, dew point 45°.

Radar is showing our earlier rain moving swiftly off to the east towards the ocean over in areas of the Eastern Shore of MD, DE, coastal North Carolina and SE VA, plus NJ, NE PA, Eastern NY into parts of southern New England at this time.

Sunrise: 0710 (EST) Sunset 1647 (EST) Moonphase: New Moon

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Thursday morning. Stay tuned for big changes to my report in the coming days please, if the reports can come at all. My station is really going to be closed down partially at least with the close of November. The big changes still will probably happen sometime this week, but at least it didn't happen on Wednesday.

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Thursday, December 1, 2016

Thursday featured a cloudy, mild start to the day and month with brief showers just after midnight that were left over from the rain of Wednesday. Overnight we had gradual clearing and drying out with somewhat cooler air coming in. A partly cloudy, somewhat cooler and breezy day during the day on Thursday to start the month of December out. Early on this Friday morning, temps have only dropped some, in the low mid-40s under cloudy skies but dry at 4:15 AM with the dew point temps in the upper 20s. Skies should slowly clear out towards sunrise with temps possibly dropping a bit into the low 40s by sunrise. Mostly sunny on Friday with highs around 50°, partly cloudy Friday nightt with lows in the mid 30s. Cooling off some more over the weekend with sunny skies on Saturday and Cloudy skies on Sunday with high temps in the mid-upper 40s and a 30 POP for rain or snow showers on Sunday night with temps in the mid-upper 30s.
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: 0.07" (LR) and 0.08" (VP2) Max rain rate 0.77" @ 0023
November total precipitation: 2.19"
December total precipitation: 0.07"
2016 YTD precipitation: 37.17"
Other data for Thursday as follows:
High temp 57.5° (0023)
Low temp 44.4° (2355)
Obs temp 44.4°
Peak wind gust 23 WNW (1545)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 99% (0000) to a low of 50% (1355)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 57° to 31°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.00" (2349) to 29.57" (0008)
At midnight obs - Cloudy, temperature 44.4°, Winds 6 W, Pressure at 30.00" and rising, relative humidity 65%, dew point of 33°.
Current observations at 0431 EST - Cloudy, temperature 43.1°, winds 7 NNE, barometric pressure 30.04" and steady, relative humidity 58%, dew point 29°.
Radar is showing scattered light snow showers/flurries/squalls in the typical lake-effect areas of Michigan and New York State at this time.
Sunrise: 0711 (EST) Sunset 1647 (EST) Moonphase: Waxing Crescent
Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off much later on this Friday afternoon. At my normal time of posting in the early morning the system would not allow me to post this. Stay tuned for big changes to my report in the coming days please, if the reports can come at all. My station is really going to be closed down partially at least over the weekend. The big changes still will probably happen over the weekend also, but at least they didn't happen on Thursday.
 

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Friday, December 2, 2016

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Friday featured a partly cloudy, cooler day with good breezes at times. Early on this Saturday morning, temps have only dropped some, in the low 40s under cloudy skies but dry at 3:45 AM with the dew point temps in the lower 30s. Skies might clear a bit towards sunrise with temps possibly dropping into the upper 30s by sunrise. Cooling off some more over the weekend with partly sunny skies on Saturday and cloudy skies on Saturday night (low 30s) and Sunday with high temps in the mid-upper 40s and a 30 POP for rain showers on Sunday night with temps in the mid 30s. Partly sunny on Monday with high temps around 50°, clouding up Monday night with lows in the upper 30s, then cloudy with rain on Tuesday (80 POP) with high temps cooling off a bit in the low 40s. Longer range outlook for the end of the week into the weekend is for the coldest weather of the season so far with a chance of snow showers on Thursday night. So stay tuned please!

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
November total precipitation: 2.19"
December total precipitation: 0.07"
2016 YTD precipitation: 37.17"

Other data for Friday as follows:
High temp 49.4° (1436)
Low temp 41.2° (2317)
Obs temp 41.4°
Peak wind gust 21 WSW (1246)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 66% (0006) to a low of 52% (1214)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 34° to 28°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.15" (2351) to 30.00" (0000)

At midnight obs - Cloudy, temperature 41.4°, Winds 8 WSW, Pressure at 30.15" and rising, relative humidity 64%, dew point of 30°.

Current observations at 0410 EST - Cloudy, temperature 42.4°, winds 4 NW, barometric pressure 30.16" and steady, relative humidity 64%, dew point 31°.

Radar is showing scattered light snow showers or flurries over parts of Maine, northern VT and scattered areas in upstate NY/NW PA at this time.

Sunrise: 0712 (EST) Sunset 1647 (EST) Moonphase: Waxing Crescent

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Saturday morning. Stay tuned for big changes to my report in the coming days please, if the reports can come at all. My station is going to be closed down partially at least over the weekend. The big changes still will probably happen over the weekend or early next week, but at least they didn't happen on Friday.

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Saturday, December 3, 2016

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Saturday featured a partly to mostly cloudy, slightly cooler day with still some good breezes at times, mostly during the morning. Early on this Sunday morning, temps have dropped into the mid 30s under mostly cloudy skies but dry at 4:30 AM with the dew point temps in the upper 20s. Skies might clear a bit towards sunrise with temps possibly dropping into the lower 30s by sunrise. Sunday should be mostly cloudy with high temps in the mid 40s and an 80 POP for rain and sleet on Sunday evening then just rain in the overnight of Sunday night with temps in the mid-upper 30s. Partly sunny on Monday with high temps in the lower 50s, clouding up Monday night with lows in the mid 30s, then cloudy with rain and a chance of sleet on Tuesday (90 POP) with high temps cooling off a bit in the mid 40s Rain likely Tuesday night (60 POP) with lows around 40°. In the longer range outlook for the end of the week into the weekend is for the coldest weather of the season so far with highs only in the mid-upper 30s and lows in the low-mid 20s on Friday and Saturday as it looks now.

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
November total precipitation: 2.19"
December total precipitation: 0.07"
2016 YTD precipitation: 37.17"

Other data for Saturday as follows:
High temp 47.7° (1231)
Low temp 39.5° (0741)
Obs temp 40.2°
Peak wind gust 18 WSW (0935)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 69% (2002) to a low of 55% (1208)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 33° to 29°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.33" (2324) to 30.15" (0003)

At midnight obs - Mostly Cloudy, temperature 40.2°, Winds 7 SW, Pressure at 30.32" and steady, relative humidity 68%, dew point of 31°.

Current observations at 0438 EST - MCloudy, temperature 35.6°, winds Calm, barometric pressure 30.31" and steady, relative humidity 76%, dew point 29°.

Radar is showing a large shield of precipitation over the SE (Tennessee valley) and the midwest. Snow over much of IL, WI, IA, and IN, with rain over much of KY, MS, AL, and TN, with mixed precipitation in SW VA and parts of WV at this time. All is headed NE towards our area, it should be here by Sunday night.

Sunrise: 0713 (EST) Sunset 1646 (EST) Moonphase: Waxing Crescent

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Sunday morning. Stay tuned for big changes to my report in the coming days please, if the reports can come at all. My station is going to be closed down partially at least over the next week. The big changes still will probably happen during the next week, but at least they didn't happen on Saturday. Sadly I had to give up my dear dog Roxy to a foster home on Saturday. Very stressful, sad day.

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Sunday, December 4, 2016

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Sunday featured clouds most of the day, a bit cooler than Saturday, with light rain falling in the evening continuing into Monday morning, possibly with a few sleet pellets mixed in as others have reported occasional occurrences of those little frozen balls. I didn't observe any, and didn't see any on the ground at midnight when I swapped out my rain gauges. Temps maxed out in the mid 40s in the mid-afternoon after low mid-30s in the AM. Temps have now dropped off a bit into the upper 30s at 3:45 AM with occasional light rain falling a bit earlier but not now. with the dew point temps also in the upper 30s. Clouds will persist along with steady temps in the upper 30s till sunrise. Mostly cloudy in the morning on Monday then turning mostly sunny in the late AM into the PM with high temps in the lower 50s, clouding up Monday night with lows in the mid 30s and a 20 POP for possibly a light mix of snow, sleet, freezing rain and rain, then cloudy with sleet and snow in the morning then rain later in the PM on Tuesday (90 POP) with high temps cooling off in the upper 30s. Rain likely Tuesday evening (70 POP) with lows in the mid 30s. In the longer range outlook for the end of the week into the weekend is for the coldest weather of the season so far with highs only in the mid 30s and lows in the low-mid 20s on Friday and Saturday with sunny skies as it looks now.

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: 0.13" (LR) 0.07" (VP2) 0.11" Max rain rate at 2356
December total precipitation: 0.20"
2016 YTD precipitation: 37.30"

Other data for Sunday as follows:
High temp 45.7° (1409)
Low temp 34.3° (0649)
Obs temp 38.8°
Peak wind gust 8 WNW (0013)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 91% (2341) to a low of 57% (1249)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 37° to 28°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.33" (1023) to 30.09" (2353)

At midnight obs - Cloudy/light rain, temperature 38.8°, Winds 1 E, Pressure at 30.09" and falling, relative humidity 91%, dew point of 36°.

Current observations at 0407 EST - Cloudy, temperature 39.2°, winds 2 SW, barometric pressure 30.03" and falling, relative humidity 95%, dew point 38°. VP2 precipitation since midnight: 0.16"

Radar is showing our earlier rain has mostly moved off towards the ocean to the east and south over the MD eastern shore, DE, NJ, SE VA and NC. Snow is falling to the north over most of NY and northeastern PA, into parts of New England at this time.

Sunrise: 0713 (EST) Sunset 1646 (EST) Moonphase: Waxing Crescent

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Monday morning. Stay tuned for big changes to my report in the coming days please, if the reports can come at all. My station is going to be closed down partially at least over the next week. The big changes still will probably happen during the next week, but at least they didn't happen on Sunday. Thanks for your sympathies on giving up Roxy - I have gotten great reports on her from her new foster parents. She is doing well and getting spoiled - deservedly so.

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Monday, December 5, 2016

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Monday featured clouds and light rain in the very first few hours of the day and then skies partially cleared by sunrise and we had a milder, partly sunny late AM and PM with high temps into the low mid-50s after lows in the AM in the upper 30s. Temps have now dropped off a bit into the upper 30s at 1:45 AM with a high cloud overcast with the dew point temps in the mid 30s. Clouds will persist along with steady temps in the mid 30s till sunrise. Cloudy with rain (100 POP) mixed in with some sleet possibly during the day on Tuesday with high temps only in the upper 30s. Rain continuing on Tuesday night (100 POP) with lows in the mid 30s. Mostly sunny on Wednesday after some patchy early morning fog with highs in the upper 40s, becoming cloudy Wednesday night with lows in the low 30s Mostly cloudy on Thursday, highs in the low 40s with a 30 POP for rain or snow showers, becoming clear Thursday night and colder, with lows in the mid 20s. Mostly sunny on Friday and Saturday with highs only in the mid 30s, lows in the low-mid 20s. Partly sunny on Sunday with high temps around 40°.

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: 0.18" (LR) 0.17" (VP2) 0.15" Max rain rate at 0128
December total precipitation: 0.38"
2016 YTD precipitation: 37.48"

Other data for Monday as follows:
High temp 53.8° (1506)
Low temp 38.5° (0107)
Obs temp 34.9°
Peak wind gust 14 WSW (1159)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 96% (0520) to a low of 56% (1511)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 45° to 34°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.18" (2335) to 30.02" (0505)

At midnight obs - Cloudy, temperature 39.9°, Winds Calm, Pressure at 30.17" and rising, relative humidity 79%, dew point of 34°.

Current observations at 0204 EST - Cloudy, temperature 38.3°, winds Calm, barometric pressure 30.16" and steady, relative humidity 84%, dew point 34°.

Radar is showing our Tuesday rain falling down in much of NC and TN and parts south at this time. Some scattered light snow showers are also falling over parts of northern WI and the upper peninsula of MI.

Sunrise: 0714 (EST) Sunset 1646 (EST) Moonphase: First Quarter

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Tuesday morning. Stay tuned for big changes to my report in the coming days please, if the reports can come at all. My station is going to be closed down partially at least over the next few weeks. The big changes still will probably happen during this same time period, but at least they didn't happen on Monday. Thanks for your sympathies on giving up Roxy - I have gotten great reports on her from her new foster parents. She is doing well and getting spoiled - deservedly so.

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Tuesday, December 6, 2016

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Tuesday featured clouds and steady light rain for most of the day, ending in the evening. Temperatures remained chilly all day, in the upper 30s at first and then into the low 40s later in the day. Winds were light, rain persisted steadily most of the day. Temps have not really dropped off very much, as they are right at 40° at 2:30 AM with an overcast still persisting. with the dew point temps in the upper 30s. Clouds and a bit of drizzle at times will persist along with steady temps in the upper 30s till sunrise. Clouds in the morning with patchy fog, then clearing in the PM with highs around 50°. Becoming cloudy Wednesday evening with lows in the low 30s. Turning partly cloudy on Thursday, highs in the low 40s, becoming clear Thursday night and colder, with lows in the mid 20s. Mostly sunny on Friday and Saturday with highs only in the upper 30s on Friday and mid 30s on Saturday, lows in the mid 20s. Partly sunny on Sunday with high temps in the low 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

Tuesday precipitation: 0.96" (LR) 0.85" (VP2) 0.60" Max rain rate at 1626
December total precipitation: 1.34"
2016 YTD precipitation: 38.44"

Other data for Tuesday as follows:
High temp 41.5° (2211)
Low temp 37.3° (0405)
Obs temp 39.9°
Peak wind gust 11 NE (1524)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 97% (2008) to a low of 79% (0000)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 41° to 33°
Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.18" (0019) to 29.92" (2105)

At midnight obs - Cloudy, temperature 39.9°, Winds 1 NNW , Pressure at 29.88" and rising, relative humidity 97%, dew point of 39°.

Current observations at 0255 EST - Cloudy, temperature 40.1°, winds Calm, barometric pressure 29.95" and rising, relative humidity 97%, dew point 39°.

Radar is showing our earlier rain has moved off to the north and east, and is currently falling as snow over much of central and northern New England and eastern NY state. Light rain is winding down to the south over southern New England and around NYC and northern NJ.

Sunrise: 0715 (EST) Sunset 1646 (EST) Moonphase: First Quarter

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Wednesday morning. Stay tuned for big changes to my report in the coming days please, if the reports can come at all. My station is going to be closed down over the next few weeks. The big changes still will happen during this same time period, but at least they didn't happen on Tuesday. Thanks for your sympathies on giving up Roxy - I have gotten great reports on her from her new foster parents. She is doing well and getting spoiled - deservedly so.

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Wednesday featured partly to mostly sunny skies that dried us out some from yesterday's rain. We warmed up in the afternoon to just about the 50° mark. This evening we cooled off down to the freezing mark by midnight obs. Since then, the first few hours of Thursday the temperature has dropped very little with the dew point staying very close to the air temperature, just below the freezing mark. Clouds and steady temps in the low 30s should persist till sunrise. On Thursday during the day there should be clouds in the morning, then clearing in the PM with highs in the mid 40s. Becoming clear Thursday night and colder, with lows in the mid 20s. Mostly sunny on Friday and Saturday with highs only in the upper 30s on Friday and mid 30s on Saturday, lows in the mid 20s. Mostly cloudy on Sunday with high temps in the upper 30s with a 30 POP for rain showers. Sunday night rain and snow showers are likely (60 POP) with lows in the low 30s.

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
December total precipitation: 1.34"
2016 YTD precipitation: 38.44"

Other data for Wednesday as follows:
High temp 49.8° (1503)
Low temp 31.9° (2357)
Obs temp 31.9°
Peak wind gust 12 NW (1249)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 97% (0000) to a low of 56% (1511)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 40° to 03°
Yesterday I reported the following: Barometric pressure values ranged from 30.18" (0019) to 29.92" (2105) The low barometer has an incorrect value - it should have been 29.82" and not 29.92". Time was correct. So please adjust your records. Thanks to Rick H and Stan R for pointing that out. Without feedback I just assume what I report is correct and move on. But I want to have complete and correct records so feedback is very important.
Barometric pressure values on Wednesday ranged from 30.12" (2150) to 29.87" (0040)

At midnight obs - Cloudy, temperature 31.9°, Wind Calm, Pressure at 30.10" and steady, relative humidity 92%, dew point of 30°.

Current observations at 0344 EST - Cloudy, temperature 32.4°, winds Calm, barometric pressure 30.09" and steady, relative humidity 94%, dew point 31°.

Radar is showing scattered light snow flurries/snow showers which may or may not be reaching the ground out in the mountains of PA western MD and WV, moving SW to NE and will not reach my immediate area.

Sunrise: 0716 (EST) Sunset 1646 (EST) Moonphase: First Quarter

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Thursday morning. Stay tuned for big changes to my report in the coming days please, if the reports can come at all. My station is going to be closing down over the next week or so. The big changes still will happen during this same time period, but at least they didn't happen on Wednesday. Thanks for your sympathies on giving up Roxy - I have gotten great reports on her from her new foster parents. She is doing well and getting spoiled - deservedly so.

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Thursday, December 8, 2016

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Thursday featured partly to mostly sunny skies that dried us out some from yesterday's rain, especially with increasing, eventually/gradually colder NW breezes. We warmed up in the afternoon briefly into the mid 40s before dropping off in the evening down to freezing by midnight obs. Since then, the first few hours of Friday the temperature has dropped a few more degrees to around the 30° mark with dew points really dropping, into the upper teens. Clear skies and gusty NW breezes at times with low temps falling into the mid 20s by sunrise. Mostly sunny on Friday and Saturday with highs only in the upper 30s, lows in the mid 20s. Mostly cloudy on Sunday with high temps around 40° then a 50 POP for rain Sunday night with lows in the mid 30s. Cloudy with a 60 POP for rain on Monday, with highs 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

Thursday precipitation: 0
December total precipitation: 1.34"
2016 YTD precipitation: 38.44"

Other data for Thursday as follows:
High temp 46.2° (1505)
Low temp 31.0° (0151)
Obs temp 32.1°
Peak wind gust 17 NW (1505)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 95% (0441) to a low of 37% (1508)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 35° to 18°
Yesterday I reported that the dew point for Wednesday ranged from 40° to 03°. It should have been 40° to 30°. Sorry for that typo.
Barometric pressure values on Thursday ranged from 30.24" (2314) to 30.02" (1316)

At midnight obs - Clear, temperature 32.1°, Wind 6 W, Pressure at 30.24" and steady, relative humidity 57%, dew point of 19°.

Current observations at 0158 EST - Clear, temperature 29.7°, winds 4 WSW, barometric pressure 30.25" and steady, relative humidity 58%, dew point 16°.

Radar is showing scattered light snow flurries/snow showers falling in the mtns to my west and north in parts of WV and PA and extending into the Great Lakes Lake effect snow areas in parts of OH, MI, NY, IN, and MI at this time. Heading SE towards our area, but the mountains will dry out the snow before these snow areas will reach our area. Just a few clouds at times will result.

Sunrise: 0717 (EST) Sunset 1646 (EST) Moonphase: Waxing Gibbous

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Friday morning. Stay tuned for big changes to my report in the coming days please, if the reports can come at all. My station is going to be closing down over the next week or so. The big changes still will happen during this same time period, but at least they didn't happen on Wednesday. Thanks for your sympathies on giving up Roxy - I continue to get great reports on her from her new foster parents. She is doing so well and getting treated like a queen as she so deserves.

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Friday, December 9, 2016

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Friday featured partly sunny skies with good NW breezes at times that brought in the coldest air of the season (so far) as we had our first sub-40° max temp of the season at 38.6°. We were in the upper 20s in the early AM, and also in the late PM at and just before obs time. Since then, during the first few hours of Saturday the temperature has held in the upper 20s with breezes dropping off and dew points once again in the upper teens. Clear skies with low temps falling into the mid 20s by sunrise. Mostly sunny on Saturday with highs only in the mid 30s, lows in the mid 20s. Mostly cloudy on Sunday with high temps in the upper 30s then a 70 POP for rain after midnight on Sunday night with lows in the mid 30s. Cloudy with an 80 POP for rain on Monday, with highs in the low 50s. Mostly cloudy Monday night with lows in the mid 30s, then partly cloudy on Tuesday with high temps 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

Friday precipitation: 0
December total precipitation: 1.34"
2016 YTD precipitation: 38.44"

Other data for Friday as follows:
High temp 38.6° (1358)
Low temp 27.4° (2329)
Obs temp 27.4°
Peak wind gust 16 WNW (1212)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 73% (2235) to a low of 47% (1422)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 21° to 15°
Barometric pressure ranged from 30.47" (2347) to 30.22" (0049)

At midnight obs - Clear, temperature 27.4°, Wind 2 WSW, Pressure at 30.47" and rising, relative humidity 72%, dew point of 20°.

Current observations at 0210 EST - Clear, temperature 26.9°, winds 2 WSW, barometric pressure 30.47" and steady, relative humidity 73%, dew point 19°.

Radar is still showing widely scattered light snow flurries/snow showers falling in some of the typical lake effect snow areas in PA, NY, OH, MI, and IN at this time. Still moving NW to SE, but still drying out before reaching my area.

Sunrise: 0718 (EST) Sunset 1646 (EST) Moonphase: Waxing Gibbous

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Saturday morning. Stay tuned for big changes to my report in the coming days please, if the reports can come at all. My station is going to be closing down over the next week or so. The big changes still will happen during this same time period, but at least they didn't happen on Friday. Roxy is still doing great in her new foster home - daily FACEBOOK pictures show great proof to attest to that. I am so relieved.

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Saturday, December 10, 2016

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Saturday featured partly to mostly sunny skies with good NW breezes at times that brought in even colder air than yesterday as we had our second sub-40° max temp of the season at 36.1°. We were in the upper 20s in the early AM, and in the late PM into the mid 20s at and just before obs time. Since then, during the first few hours of Sunday the temperature has actually risen a bit into the higher range of mid 20s with breezes dropping off and clouds increasing with dew points in the upper teens. Cloudy skies with low temps holding in the mid 20s til sunrise. Mostly cloudy on Sunday with high temps in the upper 30s then a 90 POP for rain or possibly a trace of freezing rain after midnight on Sunday night with lows in the mid 30s. Cloudy with an 90 POP for rain on Monday, mostly in the morning, with highs in the upper 40s. Partly cloudy Monday night with lows in the low 30s, then partly cloudy on Tuesday with high temps 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

Saturday precipitation: 0
December total precipitation: 1.34"
2016 YTD precipitation: 38.44"

Other data for Saturday as follows:
High temp 36.1° (1333)
Low temp 24.7° (2357)
Obs temp 24.7°
Peak wind gust 17 WSW (1056)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 75% (0345) to a low of 44% (1452)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 20° to 14°
Barometric pressure ranged from 30.57" (2220) to 30.46" (0210)

At midnight obs - Cloudy, temperature 24.7°, Wind Calm, Pressure at 30.56" and steady, relative humidity 68%, dew point of 16°.

Current observations at 0329 EST - Cloudy, temperature 26.7°, winds Calm, barometric pressure 30.56" and steady, relative humidity 70%, dew point 18°.

Radar is showing snow of varying intensities (mostly light) out to my W and NW over much of OH, parts of western PA and western WV and western MD, southern half of MI and WI, parts of northern IL and IN, and entering into western NY at this time. This snow is moving E and NE, but is not expected to fall into our area overnight. Eventually it will work in to the area later on Sunday as mostly rain and possibly freezing rain in favored spots.

Sunrise: 0718 (EST) Sunset 1646 (EST) Moonphase: Waxing Gibbous

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Sunday morning. Stay tuned for big changes to my report in the coming days please, if the reports can come at all. My station is going to be closing down over the next week or so. The big changes still will happen during this same time period, but at least they didn't happen on Saturday. Roxy is still doing great in her new foster home - daily FACEBOOK pictures show great proof to attest to that. I am so relieved.

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Sunday, December 11, 2016

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Sunday featured a cold, cloudy day with snow falling nearby but as far as I know nothing fell at my location. Low temps were in the mid 20s once again in the very early AM, but warmed up a bit overnight into the upper 20s by sunrise. During the day the temps only rose into the mid 30s under the cloudy skies inching up late evening into the upper 30s. Since then, during the first few hours of Monday the temperature has actually risen a bit more to just over the 40° mark at 2:15 AM under continued cloudy skies with dew points rising into the lower 30s. Cloudy skies with low temps holding around 40° with a 100 POP for rain before sunrise. Cloudy with an 100 POP for rain on Monday, mostly in the morning, with highs around 50°, just a chance of rain in the afternoon. Partly cloudy to Cloudy later Monday night with lows in the low 30s, then partly cloudy on Tuesday with high temps in the low 40s, Tuesday night cloudy with lows in the low 30s. Partly sunny on Wednesday with highs in the low 40s, then turning colder with clouds Wednesday night with lows in the lower 20s, then on Thursday probably our first sub-freezing maximum temperature of the season under sunny, very brisk skies, highs in the upper 20s. Clear and really cold Thursday night with lows around 10°. Friday sunny and very cold once again, with highs in the mid 20s. Chance of snow Friday night into Saturday- a 40 POP right now- so stay tuned for updates on that developing situation.

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

Sunsay precipitation: 0
December total precipitation: 1.34"
2016 YTD precipitation: 38.44"

Other data for Sunday as follows:
High temp 38.4° (2340)
Low temp 24.5° (0020)
Obs temp 38.4°
Peak wind gust 11 ESE (1320)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 79% (0803) to a low of 54% (1353)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 30° to 15°
Barometric pressure ranged from 30.61" (0835) to 30.13" (2348)

At midnight obs - Cloudy, temperature 38.4°, Wind 3 WSW, Pressure at 30.14" and falling, relative humidity 69%, dew point of 29°.

Current observations at 0239 EST - Cloudy, temperature 40.4°, winds 8 E, barometric pressure 30.03" and falling, relative humidity 73%, dew point 32°.

Radar is showing a large area of snow, mixed precipitation and rain just to my north and west, slowly moving SE towards my immediate area. With the rising temps in the low 40s currently, I doubt we will get anything else but rain when it finally comes in. Many other areas in the region are getting rain, snow, and mixed precipitation at this time, according to the radar I am looking at.

Sunrise: 0719 (EST) Sunset 1647 (EST) Moonphase: Waxing Gibbous

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Monday morning. Stay tuned for big changes to my report in the coming days please, if the reports can come at all. My station is going to be closing down over the next week or so. The big changes still will happen during this same time period, but at least they didn't happen on Sunday. Roxy is still doing great in her new foster home - daily FACEBOOK pictures show great proof to attest to that.

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Monday, December 12, 2016

Monday featured a milder day, cloudy in the morning with some light rain, then slowly clearing out in the afternoon and a clear, relatively mild evening. Low temps were in the upper 30s at the very start of the day but warmed overnight into the low 40s by sunrise and the light rain that fell did not obviously freeze at all, despite a freezing rain advisory that was in place during the early AM hours. Low 50s were reached by the mid afternoon under then partly cloudy skies, falling off into the 40s and upper 30s during the evening hours. Since then, during the first few hours of Tuesday the temperature has fallen off a bit into the mid 30s under clear, full moonlit skies with just a few wisps of cirrus decorating the night sky. Clear to partly cloudy skies with low temps falling into the low 30s by sunrise. Mostly cloudy with a slight chance (20 POP) for rain or snow showers on Tuesday afternoon with highs in the low 40s. Cloudy Tuesday night with lows in the low 30s. Mostly sunny on Wednesday with highs around 40°, then turning colder with clouds Wednesday night with lows in the lower 20s, then on Thursday and Friday easily our coldest day of the season (so far) with our first sub-freezing maximum temperature of the season under sunny, very brisk skies, highs in the mid 20s on Thursday and low 20s on Friday. Lows Thursday night from 10° to 15°. Cloudy on Friday night with lows around 20° and a 50 POP for snow. How much? Not sure yet. Saturday- a 70 POP for a mixture of rain, sleet and freezing rain with highs in the low 40s. The rest of the weekend will be milder, with lows in the upper 30s and highs on Sunday in the low 50s and a 50-60 POP for rain showers. So much for the Friday night snow sticking around for a while...

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: 0.17" (LR) 0.12" (VP2) 0.19" Max rain rate (MRR) @0450
December total precipitation: 1.51"
2016 YTD precipitation: 38.61"

Other data for Monday as follows:
High temp 52.2° (1504)
Low temp 38.4° (0000)
Obs temp 39.0°
Peak wind gust 13 WSW (1521)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 96% (0858) to a low of 66% (0105)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 47° to 28°
Barometric pressure ranged from 30.15" (2350) to 29.89" (1230)

At midnight obs - Clear, temperature 39.0°, Wind Calm, Pressure at 30.15" and rising, relative humidity 75%, dew point of 32°.

Current observations at 0310 EST - Clear, temperature 36.1°, winds Calm, barometric pressure 30.19" and rising, relative humidity 77%, dew point 30°.

Radar is showing an area of snow and rain out in the midwest, mostly in Indiana and Illinois at this time. Snow to the north, rain to the south.

Sunrise: 0720 (EST) Sunset 1647 (EST) Moonphase: Full Moon

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Tuesday morning. Stay tuned for big changes to my report in the coming days please, if the reports can come at all. My station is going to be closing down in less than a week. The big changes still will happen during this same time period, but at least they didn't happen on Monday. Roxy is still doing great in her new foster home - daily FACEBOOK pictures show great proof to attest to that. She went to her first adoption day on Saturday and people definitely showed some interest in her.

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Tuesday, December 13, 2016

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Tuesday featured a cooler day with mostly cloudy skies. Low temps were in the low mid-30s in the early AM, then rose only into the mid 40s by the mid-afternoon then fell off into the upper 30s by midnight obs time. Since then, during the first few hours of Wednesday the temperature has fallen off a tad bit into the low 30s under mostly cloudy skies. Clouds and low 30s should hold till sunrise. Mostly sunny on Wednesday with high temps around 40°. Cloudy Tuesday night with lows in the low 30s. Mostly sunny on Wednesday with highs around 40°, then turning colder with clouds at first with scattered snow flurries possible then partial clearing Wednesday night with lows in the lower 20s, then on Thursday and Friday easily our coldest days of the season (so far) with our first sub-freezing maximum temperature of the season under sunny, very brisk skies, highs in the mid 20s on Thursday and Friday. Lows Thursday night around 15°. Cloudy on Friday night with lows in the mid 20s and a 50 POP for snow. How much? Not sure yet. Saturday- a 60 POP for a mixture of rain and snow with highs in the mid 40s. The rest of the weekend will be milder, with lows around 40° Saturday night with a 50 POP for showers then highs on Sunday in the upper 50s and a 70 POP for rain showers. So much for the Friday night snow sticking around for a while...But Sunday night through Tuesday it will turn a bit colder once again with a chance of rain or snow, highs in the 30s, lows in the 20s.

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
December total precipitation: 1.51"
2016 YTD precipitation: 38.61"

Other data for Tuesday as follows:
High temp 44.9° (1315)
Low temp 34.0° (0551)
Obs temp 39.0°
Peak wind gust 9 E (0045)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 85% (0757) to a low of 62% (1327)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 36° to 29°
Barometric pressure ranged from 30.23" (1026) to 30.05" (2211)

At midnight obs - Cloudy, temperature 39.0°, Wind Calm, Pressure at 30.06" and falling, relative humidity 81%, dew point of 34°.

Current observations at 0423 EST - Cloudy, temperature 32.9°, winds Calm, barometric pressure 30.07" and steady, relative humidity 90%, dew point 30°.

Radar is showing areas of snow showers in the typical lake effect snow areas of NY, MI, and OH, along with a bit of snow around Downeast Maine and neighboring New Brunswick, with a bit of rain off the SE New England coast at this time.

Sunrise: 0721 (EST) Sunset 1647 (EST) Moonphase: Full Moon

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Wednesday morning. Stay tuned for big changes to my report in the coming days please, if the reports can come at all. My station is going to be closing down in less than a week. The big changes still will happen during this same time period, but at least they didn't happen on Tuesday. Roxy is still doing great in her new foster home - daily FACEBOOK pictures show great proof to attest to that. She went to her first adoption day on Saturday and people definitely showed some interest in her.

[Kevin Shaw]

Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather station report for Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Wednesday featured an increasingly cloudy day, mostly with slowly advancing high to middle clouds as the arctic front approaches from the north and west but with similar temps to yesterday in the 30s to mid 40s. Low temps were in the low 30s in the early AM, then rose only into the mid 40s by the mid-afternoon then fell off into the mid 30s by midnight obs time. Scattered snow flurries/snow showers fell during the evening in the region (50 POP), but not here that I managed to observe. Since then, during the first few hours of Thursday the temperature has fallen off a tad bit into the low 30s under mostly cloudy skies. Clouds and dropping temps into the low 20s are expected by sunrise along with increasing winds. On Thursday and Friday easily our coldest days of the season (so far) with our first sub-freezing maximum temperature of the season under sunny, very blustery skies, highs in the mid 20s on Thursday with winds gusting as high as 40 MPH producing low wind chill temps, then lows around 15° Thursday night with partly cloudy skies, then on Friday highs in the upper 20s with increasing clouds. Friday night temps won't drop much under cloudy skies and a 90 POP for snow changing over to mixed precipitation after midnight as temps start to rise in the early morning of Saturday. Saturday- a near 100 POP for a mixture of rain and freezing rain (mostly early) as high temps rise into the upper 40s. Showers and 40s holding Saturday night. Sunday an 80 POP for showers, highs in the low 50s early but dropping into the upper 30s by the end of the day. Mostly cloudy and colder Sunday night with a 30 POP for rain or snow, lows dropping into the low 20s. Monday becoming mostly sunny and colder, with highs in the low 30s. A slowly moderating trend in temperature with varying amounts of cloudiness into the mid week, with temps in the low 40s for highs by 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

Wednesday precipitation: 0
December total precipitation: 1.51"
2016 YTD precipitation: 38.61"

Other data for Wednesday as follows:
High temp 45.3° (1357)
Low temp 32.8° (0423)
Obs temp 35.1°
Peak wind gust 16 WSW (1122)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 91% (0450) to a low of 39% (1601)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 34° to 19°
Barometric pressure ranged from 30.16" (0946) to 29.96" (2357)

At midnight obs - Cloudy, temperature 35.1°, Wind Calm, Pressure at 29.96" and falling, relative humidity 59%, dew point of 22°.

Current observations at 0424 EST - Cloudy, temperature 31.6°, winds 19 WNW, barometric pressure 29.95" and rising, relative humidity 49%, dew point 14°. Winds have really increased in the last few hours, and temps are dropping now quite significantly.

Radar is showing areas of snow showers that were falling in NE Maryland have moved NE into NJ. Also snow showers/squalls can be found in the typical lake effect snow areas of NY, NW PA, and OH at this time.

Sunrise: 0721 (EST) Sunset 1647 (EST) Moonphase: Full Moon

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Thursday morning. My last report will be on Saturday night. My station will be going offline and closed during the day on Sunday. I hope to be back reporting again soon. There is a VP2 station I can see from my new apartment that I hope to be able to access and report conditions from very soon. My verizon email address will be going away and a new comcast email address will be operational on or shortly after hookup date of December 22. In the meantime I can always be reached on my gmail address at [email protected] through my cell phone. Any questions/comments please let me know. It has been quite a run - over 38 years of observations at my Goodport Lane location in Gaithersburg. My new location is off route 28 in West Rockville MD.

[Kevin Shaw]

(My final) Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 backyard weather report - Thursday, December 15, 2016

 

This will be my final report from my station here on Goodport Lane. My VP2 station will be taken down for good at this location during the day on Friday. Sorry for the change in plan. I will try and do a modified short report covering Friday-Sunday if I have the time. Thursday featured our coldest day of the season so far, but because we started out in the mid 30s in the first few hours of the day, we didn't technically have a sub-32° max temp day on Thursday, even though the afternoon temps didn't get out of the low-mid 20s. Temps tonight have dropped into the mid teens, with the winds slowly dying off after a very breezy day that led to really low wind chill temps. We had partly to mostly sunny/clear skies during most of the day. During the first few hours of Friday the temperature has stayed in the mid teens, with the likelihood of dropping to around 10°-12° by sunrise. On Friday we will have another cold day, and likely our first statistically sub-32° max temp of the season, with high temps in the upper 20s with lighter winds and cloudy skies. Friday night temps won't drop much under cloudy skies and a near 100 POP for light snow in the evening changing over to mixed precipitation after midnight as temps start to rise in the early morning of Saturday. Saturday- a near 100 POP for a mixture of rain and freezing rain (mostly early) as high temps rise into the lower 50s. Showers and 40s holding Saturday night. Sunday an 80 POP for showers, highs in the mid 50s early but dropping into the lower 40s by the end of the day. Mostly cloudy and colder Sunday night with lows dropping into the low 20s. Monday becoming mostly sunny and colder, with highs in the low 30s. A slowly moderating trend in temperature with varying amounts of cloudiness into the mid week, with temps in the low 40s for highs by Wednesday. Lows mostly in the 20s.

For the next few hours, probably going offline late Friday morning, 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
December total precipitation: 1.51"
2016 YTD precipitation: 38.61"

Other data for Thursday as follows:
High temp 35.7° (0105)
Low temp 15.2° (2350)
Obs temp 15.2°
Peak wind gust 28 WNW (1140)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 62% (0210) to a low of 33% (1215)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 23° to -2°(first below zero dew pt of the season)
Barometric pressure ranged from 30.44" (2359) to 29.94" (0115)

At midnight obs - Clear, temperature 15.2°, Wind 1 W, Pressure at 30.44" and rising, relative humidity 50%, dew point of -1°.

Current observations at 0122 EST - Clear, temperature 15.1°, winds Calm, barometric pressure 30.45" and rising, relative humidity 49%, dew point -1°.

Radar is showing areas of lake effect snow showers that were falling in the usual spots in western NY, NW PA, and OH. Also an area of generally light snow is falling in parts of WI, IA, and much of northern Illinois at this time, slowly moving East.

Sunrise: 0722 (EST) Sunset 1648 (EST) Moonphase: Waning Gibbous

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Friday morning. As stated above this will be my last report from this Goodport Lane location. My station will be going offline and closed during the day on Friday. I hope to be back reporting again soon. There is a VP2 station I can see from my new apartment that I hope to be able to access and report conditions from very soon. My verizon email address will be going away and a new comcast email address will be operational on or shortly after hookup date of December 22. In the meantime I can always be reached on my gmail address at [email protected] through my cell phone. . Any questions/comments please let me know. It has been quite a run - over 38 years of observations at my Goodport Lane location in Gaithersburg. My new location is off route 28 in West Rockville MD.

[Kevin Shaw]

Closing down of my Gaithersburg Maryland VP2 weather station - Friday, December 16, 2016

My station was taken down as I described last night at about 1400 on Friday, going offline for good unfortunately. It was a cold, cloudy day with temps staying below the freezing mark for the first time this season. Sometime overnight precipitation will commence as snow,sleet, freezing rain and then eventually later on Saturday change over to rain as temperatures climb into the 40s. It looks like a wet weekend for the better part of the time, getting colder again on Sunday later in the day as the weekend draws to a close. Sunny and seasonable temps for the beginning of the new week with high temps in the 30s and lows in the mid 20s.

The weather underground link to my station data is now offline. No data from now on will be available at these web addresses: 
http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=KMDGAITH11ar
My CWOP link (CWOP ID DW4566 - one web address to no longer see my real-time data:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/wxpage.cgi?call=DW4566&last=24&tz=0)
My data used to be found at: http://www.weatherlink.com/user/walrusman

Friday precipitation: 0
December total precipitation: 1.51"
2016 YTD precipitation: 38.61"

All readings were based on data from 0000-1400 except for the barometer which was good all day as it is determined inside on my VP2 display. Estimated data used as indicated.

Other data for Friday as follows:
High temp 27.5° (1330)
Low temp  14.6° (0510)
Obs temp  27° (estimated)
Peak wind gust 11 WSW (0200)
Relative Humidity ranged from a max of 51% (0030) to a low of 35% (1340)
Dew point temperatures ranged from 6° to -1°
Barometric pressure ranged from 30.57" (1022) to 30.34" (2300)

At midnight obs - Cloudy, temperature estimated at 27°, Wind Calm,  Pressure at 30.35" and falling, relative humidity estimated at  45%, dew point estimated to be around 10°.

Current observations at 0408 EST - Cloudy, temperature estimated at 28°, winds Missing, barometric pressure 30.16" and falling, relative humidity estimated to be around 60%, dew point estimated at about 15°.  

Radar is showing snow in our area, but not reaching the ground, also over much of PA and points East, with mixed precipitation off to the west over parts of WV and VA, with rain further west and south. A real mess, but still aloft at my location as best I can tell.

Sunrise: 0723 (EST) Sunset 1648 (EST)  Moonphase: Waning Gibbous 

Kevin the walrus of Gaithersburg signing off early on this Saturday morning. A sad day indeed. The end of an era. Hopefully a new one will be born soon. Kind of disappointed at the lack of response from most of you out there. I will be moving to a new apartment in West Rockville at the Gardens of Traville just off route 28 and Shady Grove Road on Monday. Got a lot to do over the weekend, so this may be my last post for a few days till I open up a new chapter in my life from my new location. It has been a great run from me.  Any questions/comments please let me know. It has been quite a run - over 38 years of observations at my Goodport Lane location in Gaithersburg.