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WOW! What luck.. 2.34 inches of rain over the last 24 hours! Very unexpected amounts here in my backyard! 

44.1 degree low! That is chilly! 

Oh ya! Browning for sure, I am also not cutting 3 inch+ amounts off the lawn every week either. Not good for grass planting season, which is here in about a week! Need some moisture for sure. Hoping tomorrow surprises, but when dryness is the trend, Loudoun has not done well in the past. I also do not like the trajectory of moisture tomorrow as it seems to get a slight rain shadow from the mountains when moving west to east. Still got down to 49 last night which is wild due to such big temperature swings. 

48.2 glorious degrees this morning! Was a chilly and delightful walk! 

Cat 5

WTNT65 KNHC 161520
TCUAT5
 
Hurricane Erin Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL052025
1120 AM AST Sat Aug 16 2025

...AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND ERIN IS NOW A 
CATASTROPHIC CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE...

Reports from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft 
indicate that Erin has become a Category 5 hurricane on the 
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale with maximum sustained winds 
near 160 mph (255 km/h). The minimum pressure has fallen to near 
917 mb (27.08 inches). The next intermediate advisory will be issued 
at 200 PM AST (1800 UTC).

SUMMARY OF 1120 AM AST...1520 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...19.7N 62.8W
ABOUT 105 MI...170 KM N OF ANGUILLA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...160 MPH...255 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...917 MB...27.08 INCHES
 

12 minutes ago, TheClimateChanger said:

Saw it near Pittsburgh. I assume a rocket launch. It was drifting slowly north.

Ya.. I have been unable to find the rocket launch info

Who saw this? 

https://twitter.com/MikeMasco/status/1951616081518321994

86/78 - Air you can wear out there! 

Maybe a watch?

Morning walk felt like if I moved too quickly, I could cause enough of a disturbance to cause rain! LOL! Thick out there! 76/75

That was some insane heavy rain here in Purcellville! Was coming down at 4.25" per hour rate according to the weather station. Picked up almost an inch in a very short period of time. Was so heavy visibility was a couple hundred feet! 

I was out mowing and that storm was pretty far away when a bolt hit right next to my neighbor's home. Wild. I stopped mowing. The storms were even further than when I took this screen grab. Blue sunny sky with storm clouds a bit in the distance. Got my attention!! Lol

The outflow boundary from storms earlier to the west of Loudoun pretty much seems to have sucked the life out of anything new forming. Guess more activity could spring up. Maryland looks a bit busy and other parts of the area

HI here hit 114 in the last hour but it has fallen. Temp is up to 93.5 degrees and a HI of 107 - Seems the Convective temps have been hit based on the puffy clouds and the look on radar! We shall see. 

43 minutes ago, Terpeast said:

Yeah its only June. Plenty of time for another ridge to build over the top.

I do not care that we allow other curse words, this is some messed up stuff! 

98.3 was the high today, and high for me for the year! DP is 74.. this is better than yesterday! 

Good grief!! DP is up to 82!! HI is 118. At 7:33 the HI was 121 degrees! 

WOW! Air you can wear out there! 

12:15pm - 92.5 degrees, 79 degree dp, HI shows a 111! 

NASTY! 

Dude.. Nasty out

4 hours ago, dailylurker said:

There's trees and power lines down in Crownsville. Cops had roads blocked due to power crews fixing downed lines. 

https://twitter.com/JackRuddenWX/status/1935453965287563439?t=9P-lzI_DxAwTKsOFYJdS_w&s=19

Meant to post here. Despite it being on x

https://twitter.com/DylanFedericoWX/status/1933292069834948947?t=_k5Uu-35wyMSNNeieTOJlw&s=19

Looked good for a bit. This was back about 15 mins ago