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Mostly cloudy and quiet over here today, with distant rumbles. Maybe some incoming now.

rumbles and lightning from the baystorm

Some garden variety came through, good amount of lightning tho, picked up just under 0.3". Now perhaps a round 2?

Just got back from a stroll, lotsa flashes from that

it's been gloomy, breezy, and dry here. Watched storms to N/W illuminated by the sunset.

High of 94 yesterday

High of 82. Great day to be outside.

Cool. Just watched it on older frames of radarscope

Gusty showers here, too.

Low of 58 at 2 nearby stations. Took a walk around 9:30 last night, really micro-local temp differences in the neighb, hills vs low lying. I walk a ton around here and it happens but particularly noticeable.

little cell for our friends at LWX overcsst and outflow breezes this aft now some blue sky

working AH, just starting to brighten here by the bay

tropical downpour sub-severe here

plenty of lightning and being lashed with rain but nothing like you guys to the north eta: apropos crosspost haha

I've been home all day, much hazier in the last couple hours it seems...bit of the acrid smell now, too.

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed your trip as well Happy belated birthday, @WxWatcher007 !

Checking back in after getting back from a trip to Greece, and those who encouraged me to go were so right. Went to a friend's milestone bday celebration in Rhodes followed by few days in Athens. Landed at IAD around 8-830 pm last night and immediately thought - whoa now there's a summer sunset, ours are so much more interesting but seriously... it was beautiful and I'm so so glad I went! I think I may have heard but not seen some DC fireworks (?) as I finally reached my car, it was dark enough, but idk. Maybe I will post some Greece pics but not too weather-related...hope all are doing well and had a happy 4th. @WxWatcher007I've been scrolling through your pics just now they are amaaaazing!

Have been missed to the E and W but actual rain is arriving now

Much clearer this morning! Still some odor rn. Low 51

around 9 a.m.

It's been dim and hazy all day but I didn't notice smoke odor earlier. Last hour or so ramping up noticeably.

Just came out on the deck and saw a kingbird and great crested flycaycher fighting over a tiger swallowtail. I startled them and the butterfly escaped! Barely! Happy to see the GCF back. They started nesting somewhere close by a couple years ago. In other animal news, I saw an otter again! Same spot as a winter sighting I posted about. Swimming at surface with his/her head up, and checking me out, unmistakably otter. It has been many MANY years since I've seen one Wishing all a wonderful holiday weekend!

That's great! Enjoying everyone's sightings/experiences

even worse pic

Terrible, horrible phone pic but for bird peeps this pileated friend from a few days ago. There's actually a nice-sized group in these woods this year, it's very cool! I've seen multiples at once but not this close/in flight.