CranberryWX Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Steady light rain since 2AM, 0.75" so far. YTD rainfall is about normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 You got that right -- 76 on the low this morning. So why do you think NWS and Weather.com got it so wrong? Probably grid scale. I doubt they bother tweaking the forecast for a point measurement in the middle of a river, no matter whether it is the official climo station. Unless someone at LWX informs us different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyS Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Probably grid scale. I doubt they bother tweaking the forecast for a point measurement in the middle of a river, no matter whether it is the official climo station. Unless someone at LWX informs us different. Thanks, that makes sense, although it is a little disappointing that both NWS and Weather.com would use a one size fits all forecast even for DCA. So, the streak of non-negative departures at DCA will be extended today to 16, with no end in sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranberryWX Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 Nice slow soaker..up to 1.16" from this slow moving batch associated with the front Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 DCA snagged a 90. Not bad for so little sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 If the defense dept could create a missle shield that worked as well as the northern Va precip shield, they'd be in business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdhokie Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 If the defense dept could create a missle shield that worked as well as the northern Va precip shield, they'd be in business. corn fuel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 DCA snagged a 90. Not bad for so little sun. Today being a +2.5 in the middle of July boggles the mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranberryWX Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Heavy tropical like downpour last 40 minutes, 1.10" rain fell, no lightning or wind. Total since 2AM this morning at 2.31". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Today being a +2.5 in the middle of July boggles the mind. Min sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Nice unexpected moderate rain. 0.38" so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Nice unexpected moderate rain. 0.38" so far. Rain is going to make the beltway fun this morning to drive to the conference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Nothing like some hard teaser rain to start the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeWinds Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Looks like the plant pleasing stuff split north and south of Frederick. 0.07" so far today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb@MAWS Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 We did well in Columbia this morning. Got the heaviest part of the cell which moved thru between approx 5-8am. Received 0.53" rain and temp has slipped to 69.3. Needed this for lawn/shrubs, before next week's heat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 0.79" total! Biggest rain in a couple months IMBY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Damn direct tv woke up me at the hotel this morning with the scrambling from the signal interference, sounded like a bird in my room. Didnt know it even rained until then. looks like .03 only fell back home, the dryness continues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CranberryWX Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Wow! Humidity is extreme today with the sun baking last nights rain. Worse day this summer for trying to work outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderman Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Flash flood watches up for the higher terrain and Shenandoah Valley. FFG is not too terribly low, but slow somewhat sluggish storm motions and a loaded column may create some issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Flash flood watches up for the higher terrain and Shenandoah Valley. FFG is not too terribly low, but slow somewhat sluggish storm motions and a loaded column may create some issues. .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE CENTRAL FOOTHILLS... SHENANDOAH VLY AND POTOMAC HIGHLANDS THRU MIDNIGHT. LAST FEW RUNS OF THE HRRR AND LOCAL WRF ARW4N/NMM4N CONTINUE TO DEPICT CONVECTION FIRING ACROSS THIS AREA THIS AFTN... WHERE BREAKS IN CLOUD COVER WILL LEAD TO HIGHER INSTABILITY. STORMS LIKELY FOCUS ALONG THE WARM FRONT/DIFFERENTIAL HEATING BOUNDARY. SETUP SUPPORTS POTENTIAL TRAINING OF STORMS AS STORM MOTION WILL BE ALMOST PARALLEL TO THE BOUNDARY. MAY NEED TO EXPAND WATCH EWD INTO THE CITIES... BUT COVERAGE OF STORMS AND FLASH FLOOD THREAT APPEARS TO BE LOWER ATTM. I know that a few areas got hit pretty good earlier in the week and I don't wish for flooding, but I'm hoping some of the heavier stuff makes it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.J Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Cooler temps and cloud cover are deceiving. Have been out doing yard work and my shirt is soaked on the back. Just took the kids out some water and they finished off an entire pitcher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb@MAWS Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 I know that a few areas got hit pretty good earlier in the week and I don't wish for flooding, but I'm hoping some of the heavier stuff makes it here. Just visited folks in Pikesville. Seems to be a big difference in how much greener the grass is in P'ville than Columbia, which is featuring mostly shades of brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Just finished a round of golf in South Riding - a little warm. Heard we had a nice downpour earlier, and a line of storms is growing to the south. We could use the additional rain, so I'm all about it. Hope the conference-goers are having a good time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyS Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Thanks, that makes sense, although it is a little disappointing that both NWS and Weather.com would use a one size fits all forecast even for DCA. So, the streak of non-negative departures at DCA will be extended today to 16, with no end in sight. I jinxed the streak. Today's maximum at DCA was 88 (1 below normal) and minimum was 71 (normal), and so we had a negative departure of -0.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Cooler temps and cloud cover are deceiving. Have been out doing yard work and my shirt is soaked on the back. Just took the kids out some water and they finished off an entire pitcher. I did several hours of mowing/trimming/weeding this afternoon. High 70's temps and high 60's dewpoints felt really muggy. What was even worse was no breeze whatsoever.. I never recorded a wind above 5 mph the whole day which is very unusual here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Just visited folks in Pikesville. Seems to be a big difference in how much greener the grass is in P'ville than Columbia, which is featuring mostly shades of brown. I can't explain it, but water is dirt cheap here. The lawns you saw must have been watered. But seriously, you are probably right. Our shortfall here is only in the last three weeks during the extreme heat, where as for areas just south, you all missed out on some of the storms we got a few weeks ago. As far as this afternoon and evening is concerned, we got zip, but hopefully you guys did well. If we don't get anything tomorrow then I'm going to have to resort to the sprinkler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Been so dry here, I've got trees that think it's fall and have decided their leaves aren't that important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVclimo Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Haven't had a lot of rain here. 2.84" in June and 1.06" in July. But there hasn't been more than 5 days at any point without some rain. Grass is greener than it is a lot of mid-summers here. I have had to cut it every week since mid-March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeWinds Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 2nd or 3rd day in a row NWS has "heavy rain" in my forecast. Total so far, 0.08". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Haven't had a lot of rain here. 2.84" in June and 1.06" in July. But there hasn't been more than 5 days at any point without some rain. Grass is greener than it is a lot of mid-summers here. I have had to cut it every week since mid-March. Wow...I haven't cut mine in four weeks, and I doubt it'll need to be cut in the next four or five days. If we get some good storms in the next few days I may have to cut it next weekend. If not, then it might be another 10 days before I'll have to consider mowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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