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102 for the high today at Martinsburg. the storms to the west fizzled as they got to me and then refired 1 mile south of me. winds gusted to 40.

thanks! 101 now. ugh.

100 at the Martinsburg airport. I couldn't tell you the last time we had 2 consecutive 100 degree highs.

woohooo it’s suddenly pouring and the temp has dropped back to 86.

Martinsburg airport is at 100. hottest temp here in a good while.

a disappointing 5 minutes of rain earlier, but now the second line looks to drop some more rain.

at some point last night i was awoken by thunder that shook the house and incredibly vivid lightning. haven’t had a storm like that in a long time. .44” of rain since yesterday evening,

finally storming

Advisory: Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 10:00PM Saturday Dear Nixle User, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 483 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND WASHINGTON IN WESTERN MARYLAND ALLEGANY GARRETT IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA CITY OF WINCHESTER CLARKE FREDERICK SHENANDOAH WARREN IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA GRANT HAMPSHIRE HARDY MINERAL PENDLETON IN THE PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA BERKELEY JEFFERSON MORGAN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BERRYVILLE, CHARLES TOWN, CUMBERLAND, FORT ASHBY, FRANKLIN, FRONT ROYAL, FROSTBURG, GRANTSVILLE, HAGERSTOWN, KEYSER, MARTINSBURG, MOOREFIELD, MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, OAKLAND, PAW PAW, PETERSBURG, ROMNEY, SHEPHERDSTOWN, STRASBURG, WINCHESTER, WINCHESTER, AND WOODSTOCK.* AFFECTED AREAS: ALLEGANY, MD ... GARRETT, MD ... WASHINGTON, MD ... CLARKE, VA ... FREDERICK, VA ... SHENANDOAH, VA ... WARREN, VA ... CITY OF WINCHESTER, VA ... BERKELEY, WV ... GRANT, WV ... HAMPSHIRE, WV ... HARDY, WV ... JEFFERSON, WV ... MINERAL, WV ... MORGAN, WV ... PENDLETON, WV

under a warning until 9 pm for 60 mph radar-indicated winds. it's gusty and thundering at the moment.

high of 92 and it looks like we're about to get some rain. currently 87/64.

the June moon is the "strawberry moon".

i did too. i love them but think of them as part of the 2nd half of summer, with the katydids and the rest of the summer racket makers. i mean the fireflies just started in earnest this week. lol. and i think you’re right that they’ll be early this year. i guess the ground has warmed up early this year. currently 93/67 with a low of 67.

there is one annual cicada in the backyard who has arisen from the earth and is singing his little heart out. he’s going to be lonely as it’s at least another month before the rest of them will emerge. today was the hottest day so far, with a high of 94.

it's the 8th anniversary of when I took this photo from my back deck, lol.

beautiful outside right now. 85/62.

it's gotten really humid over the last few hours and thunderstorms have popped all around me. the sunset reflecting off the storm clouds looks like a painting.

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thunderstorm in progress

86/67 with a thunderstorm on the doorstep.

a low of 30.

we had a shower earlier and now it's thundering, but that's it so far.

we drove back from Ohio yesterday and the traffic was heavy the entire time. there were multiple accidents and some construction, and at one point Waze routed us through Pittsburgh itself, where we saw a bunch of the city’s bridges. on the other hand, a different detour landed us in an Amish town, complete with horses and buggies. the experience was worth every inconvenience. i still can’t believe what i saw fewer than 48 hours ago.

yes—the same place i saw it. really cool—great photo.

truth. the air cooling, the bird chorus, the silence as the color and then the light drain away as totality approaches—that can’t be photographed.