Fozz Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Today may be the chilliest July day in years What a difference two weeks can make Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 #winning lol and it's raining... nice bust for the forecast today We are the new Seattle of the East Crawling our way up int he rain guage up to .39 now for the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb@MAWS Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Drizzle winding down... Saturday hi/lo temps: 69.3 / 65.0 Round 1: Thurs PM - Fri morning = 1.45" Round 2: Fri PM thru Sat 5:30pm = 1.42" Total rain since Thursday: 2.87" BWI from July 1-20, 2012 = 1.77" BWI avg monthly rainfall for July (1981-2010) = 4.07" (BWI's wettest month on-avg over past 30 yrs) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 The heaviest shower of the day for the last hour here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Visibility is definitely up from earlier. Radar looks like we might be in the clear. At the high of the day, though that isn't saying much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 This is my 7th July measuring temps at this location, and is by far the coolest July day. 69.8 was the high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FXW176 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Today's wx was awesome. End of story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 AC didn't kick on once... a nice pattern-breaking day to keep us from going insane from the heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Sun came out for about 10 minutes earlier... I could have done without the non stop rain, but the cooler temps was nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterymix Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I hear a hoot owl in the woods behind my home. The animals are responding to the break in the heat for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER53 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 About 25% electric use today versus the peak of the heat. 71 at Washington is a daily record and one of cooler July readings you will see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 woo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 woo My wife was digging around in the garden and determined that it didn't rain enough, so our sprinkler is running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 SPC "focusing" on Tue for now tho only 5% so far. If the GFS is right with the vort passing by tomorrow I think we'll get slight risked as well. Timing is tough as always in NW flow. ...NRN PLAINS TO MIDDLE ATLANTIC... SUBTLE CHANGES TO THE LARGE SCALE PATTERN MAY LEAD TO POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION DURING THE DAY3 PERIOD ALONG SRN PERIPHERY OF STRONGER FLOW ALOFT. LATEST MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGESTS DOMINANT UPPER RIDGE WILL FLATTEN ACROSS ROUGHLY THE NRN THIRD OF THE CONUS WITH MORE SIGNIFICANT LARGE SCALE TROUGHING EXPECTED OVER NEW ENGLAND BY TUESDAY. LATEST THINKING IS A RESERVOIR OF STEEP LAPSE RATES MAY EXTEND AS FAR NORTH AND EAST AS A CORRIDOR FROM THE NRN PLAINS...THROUGH THE OH VALLEY INTO THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC. AS A RESULT...SCATTERED CONVECTION MAY DEVELOP ALONG THIS ZONE...SOME OF WHICH MAY BE AIDED BY LATE DAY2 CONVECTIVE PROCESSES THAT WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO PREDICT/LOCATE AT 60HR. ONE FEATURE OF SIGNIFICANCE THAT HAS BEEN HANDLED CONSISTENTLY WITHIN THE GUIDANCE IS AN UPPER LOW THAT WILL DRIFT ACROSS SRN AB INTO SRN SK BY 25/12Z. LARGE SCALE FORCING SHOULD GLANCE THE NRN HIGH PLAINS LATE WHICH COULD AID TSTM DEVELOPMENT IF CAP IS SUFFICIENTLY WEAK. THE ONLY OTHER AREA WHERE PREDICTABLE FORCING MAY OCCUR IS ACROSS THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC IN ASSOCIATION WITH DIGGING MID LEVEL SPEED MAX IN THE BASE OF THE NEW ENGLAND TROUGH. ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT SHOULD SURGE SWD ACROSS THE OH VALLEY INTO VA/MD DURING THE DAY AND TSTMS WILL LIKELY BE NOTED ALONG THIS BOUNDARY. OTHERWISE...SFC HEATING SHOULD PROVE INSTRUMENTAL IN CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT AND WHILE POCKETS OF STRONGER INSTABILITY WOULD OTHERWISE FAVOR STRONG CONVECTION THERE REMAINS CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY AND WILL ONLY INTRODUCE 5 SEVERE PROBS AT THIS TIME. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 d2 slight increased.. 5% for us now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormpc Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 socked in with that heavy mist again. Thought it would be drying out by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER53 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 74 right now and sky not brightening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 Northeast flow is responsible for most of the non winter busts around here I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER53 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Northeast flow is responsible for most of the non winter busts around here I think Barometer going up for msot of last 12 hours was sign that flow not giving up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midlo Snow Maker Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 About 25% electric use today versus the peak of the heat. 71 at Washington is a daily record and one of cooler July readings you will see. Barometer going up for msot of last 12 hours was sign that flow not giving up. Nice to see you around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 Barometer going up for msot of last 12 hours was sign that flow not giving up. Models weren't too gung ho on clearing us out etc by this time yesterday for today.. gfs a bit too much so. Less of a bust than yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 woo This looks eerily like the QPF maps from winter 11-12, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Just around 2.50" for the last week and 1/2 for total rain. not too shabby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Getting some decent sun up here now. Going to get out to enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted July 22, 2012 Author Share Posted July 22, 2012 LWX via facebook US National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington Fun facts about Saturday's cool temperatures... Daily record low maximum temperatures were set at DCA/BWI/IAD. The last time in July the high temperature was this cool at DCA was July 26, 2002, when it also reached 71F. The last time in July the high temperature was this cool at BWI was July 29, 2001, when it also reached 69F. The last time in July the high temperature was this cool at IAD was July 29, 2001, when the high temperature reached only 66F. With the daily low temperature of 67F at DCA, there was only 4 degrees separating the high from the low. There have only been 10 other times on record in July where this diurnal difference between high and low temperatures was 4 degrees or less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 As it turns out, the sun is still hot. Bummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Finally sun is out here about an hour or so ago. Pesky clouds. high today so far here has been where it is now 79* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalcottWx Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Glorious weather continues. If its not storming in the summer by days end, heat can get lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Looks like a good chance for storms this afternoon/evening down to southern MD and central VA. 1000-2000 SFC CAPE already in place... expecting that to double to 2000-4000+ J/kg later today. Wind shear isn't great but it's better than what we've seen recently. I'm almost tempted to chase today in PA, but I'm not a huge fan of the low-mid level atmosphere. EDIT: Just checked the SPC update and they have added the greater DC region to the Slight Risk for wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted July 23, 2012 Author Share Posted July 23, 2012 #winning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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