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Just .08 since with last evening's and the overnight rain. Currently 74/69.
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Well, before the past several days, I'd tend to agree with you. Except we got a decent 45 min steady/light rain this past weekend...and those thunderstorms last evening that I predicted wouldn't hold together traversing the Apps...DID hold together, and we got about another hour last night of steady/light rain just before midnight. Much needed, though we still have a LOT of brown lawns and stressed trees in the neighborhood. Things in SW VA look interesting right now...and headed, generally, in the direction of the DMV. Currently 86/61 IMBY.
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Smarter folks here than I will likely chime in...but serious wx buffs here use Radarscope on their mobile devices. It IS a really good radar app...and the more features you want out of it, you'll have to pay a subscription. It has layers of complexity that (again) lots of folks here use, and know better, than myself. Aside from that, for everyday quick and dirty radar checks on the desktop, I typically use Windy.com.
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I mean LWX forecast just...doesn't seem to match up with radar, nor with the full sun I'm seeing out my window right now. I also can't see that stuff out to the W/NW surviving the trip over the Apps and making it to the metros. LWX also seems to have pulled back a bit on precip chances for the next couple of days, too. It's just "that" summer.
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OMG...beautiful pics! That one with the open windows is, like, so frame-able!! I didn't want to ask,but was hoping you would share some pics from your trip, so TY!
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I wrote that, then... And on my 20 min ride home from Fort Belvoir, on the four-mile connector (Jeff Todd Way) between Rt. 1 and Telegraph Rd, I ran into three minutes of a WALL of rain, like, can't-see-through-it, windshield-wipers-can't-keep-up, pull-your-damn-car-over rain. But ONLY three minutes' worth. Now at home, look in any direction, and you see greenish/black threatening clouds, patches of blue sky, still a few breaks of sunshine, and everything in between...just one of those psychotic wx days. But here's hoping that those of you that need it most, cash in at some point this afternoon/evening.
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Just getting ready to depart Fort Belvoir, with breaks in the clouds appearing and far more sun peeking through than I expected to see today. Currently 80/73. Thick out there.
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Seeing this a WHOLE lot around these parts. On a somewhat related note...I remember when it got this dry several summers ago, and our neighbor's highly annoying maple tree (which deposits 95% of its spinners in my backyard) got stressed out and did NOT produce ANY spinners the following spring. Will be watching to see if that happens again...
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I work at Fort Belvoir and often take lunchtime walks down to Accotink Bay, where the Army has built pole/platform structures for the nesting ospreys, so they are numerous...and yeah, SO fun to watch dive-bomb into the bay to grab their fishy meals. It's amazing how accurate they are.
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So we've had a light but steady rain for the past two hours. And I'll take it...especially because my bride and I finished all of the mowing/trimming/blowing, like, FIVE minutes before the light rain moved in. Currently 77/73, still with light rain...and not that bad out!
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Yeah, the line definitely looked like it had potential when watches were issued, started losing punch on approach to DC, then had gasoline and a match poured on it between the city and the Bay. Our pity sprinkles turned into about 45 min of light rain before sunset last night.
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Radar getting spread out and messy looking on approach to the city. At least we're getting some pity sprinkles.
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I know there's bigger fish frying right now out west, but did everyone else get the wx radio's STW siren alert at 2:38pm? Mine is getting perfect reception from LWX, not showing any errors onscreen (as it will do sometimes if NOT getting reception)...but I'm concerned because I'm not getting any audible alerts right now.
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LOL. Weird, cuz I got the weather app (and other) notifications on my phone...and yet my wx radio hasn't started singing yet.
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Back up to 103...but more broken clouds moving in from west.
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Got up to 102 about 30 min ago before more clouds started moving in. Currently 100.
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Don't have a good answer for your question, now mostly overcome-by-events. We definitely had higher humidity readings in the 40-60% range on Mon, and all last weekend. I'm between dedicated, "big boy" wx stations right now, so that indoor/outdoor thermo is the best I got. My outdoor temp sensor is mounted 4 ft up, and 2 ft below the eave line, on a north-facing, 100% shaded all day location on the back of my house...and I trust it. While I had that reading of 106 for about 30 min yesterday afternoon, it definitely didn't FEEL as oppressive or sticky IMBY yesterday with the steady breezes all afternoon. (@WeatherShak & @GATECH tend to have similar readings, as they're a couple miles north of me though a bit closer to the river than myself.) More immediately...currently 83/73.
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You are knocking it out of the park, @KAOS...TY so much!
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I'll be honest...I was shocked when the alert came through on the wx radio. There are literally NO clouds in the sky today...there certainly were yesterday, and I thought for sure we'd cash in on at least one quick storm last night, but no dice. Today, it seems the main event is west of the Apps. Maybe that popcorn-y stuff out in the valley will build up and come this way...but it just doesn't feel that way today (compared to yesterday).
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I'm convinced that, when it gets THIS warm...THIS is why God gave us beer.
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Oh, MAN. That sounds SOOO good! I hope you're enjoying yourself!!!
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I'll just leave this right here...
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That's not a derecho-ISH...thing...just to the west of the Apps right now. Right? 2024-07-14_18-22-49.mp4
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So, actually nice breezes in our backyard today...coupled with the fan, it makes sitting on the patio comfortable...enough! And yeah, @GATECH -- I intend to buy a new wx station in the next 1-2 months, but to your point, I've NEVER seen this many 100+ degree days in Hayfield Farm, and we've lived here for 22 years. Again, I'm not bitching, I like the heat/humidity...but I feel for those who don't like it, or whose health conditions are exacerbated by it.
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Definitely something popping up on radar just to the west of NW DC...and looks like some kinda beefier lightning-infused throwdown between Bowie/Crofton and Annapolis right now. Props to those of you who can cash in on a bit of rain!
