Monday, May 09, 2005
Being Green
Steve Scolnik @ 2:50 PM
Currently
The warm May sun has turned the Washington metro area a brilliant shade of green under a bright blue sky. By 2pm, all local reporting stations were at 75 degrees or above, except for Quantico, where a pesky wind off the river was keeping the reading at 72. By mid afternoon, several Virginia stations had hit 79. Frederick was the warm spot with 82 at 3:22, while an east wind was keeping Annapolis at 69. Here in western Montgomery County, we saw the big 8-0 on the Oregon Scientific before 3pm. Humidity is also quite low, mainly 30-35%. The nearest precipitation extends from Lake Michigan southward to the lower Mississippi valley.
Outlook
The model guidance keeps the POPs (probability of precipitation) in single digits through tomorrow evening. Under clear skies, low humidity, and light winds, temperatures will drop tonight to the mid 50's. Highs tomorrow should be in the upper 70's, with partly cloudy skies. There is a slight chance of a shower by evening, especially to the west of the metro area.
Rainbow Connection
Kermit the Frog was born 50 years ago today right here in Washington DC. He was the creation of UMD student Jim Henson, who graduated in 1960. Thank you, Kermit, for bringing 50 years of sunshine to a stormy world.
The warm May sun has turned the Washington metro area a brilliant shade of green under a bright blue sky. By 2pm, all local reporting stations were at 75 degrees or above, except for Quantico, where a pesky wind off the river was keeping the reading at 72. By mid afternoon, several Virginia stations had hit 79. Frederick was the warm spot with 82 at 3:22, while an east wind was keeping Annapolis at 69. Here in western Montgomery County, we saw the big 8-0 on the Oregon Scientific before 3pm. Humidity is also quite low, mainly 30-35%. The nearest precipitation extends from Lake Michigan southward to the lower Mississippi valley.
Outlook
The model guidance keeps the POPs (probability of precipitation) in single digits through tomorrow evening. Under clear skies, low humidity, and light winds, temperatures will drop tonight to the mid 50's. Highs tomorrow should be in the upper 70's, with partly cloudy skies. There is a slight chance of a shower by evening, especially to the west of the metro area.
Rainbow Connection
Kermit the Frog was born 50 years ago today right here in Washington DC. He was the creation of UMD student Jim Henson, who graduated in 1960. Thank you, Kermit, for bringing 50 years of sunshine to a stormy world.
Comments are closed for this archived entry | Link | 
Email this post
Email this post
