Capital Weather Gang - DC area weather blog, news - June 28, 2009

Forecast: A Fine Fourth of July But...

Showers possible at night & Sunday... * NatCast | July 4th Guide | Current Temps and More: Weather Wall * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Partly sunny. Mid-80s. | Tonight: Showers possible, mainly after 9 p.m. 60-66. | Tomorrow: Showers likely. 75-79. A Look Ahead FORECAST IN DETAIL For the bulk of...

By Jason Samenow | July 4, 2009; 10:30 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (6)
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NatCast: Nice Holiday Matinee

* Our Full Forecast | Weather Wall | Nationals Journal * Nationals vs. BravesSaturday July 4, 1:05 p.m., Nationals Park First Pitch9th InningWeatherChance of Rain82F84FPartly Sunny10%A characteristically warm midday game. If you're seated in a sunny area of the park, wear suncreen and drink plenty of water. NatCast appears...

By Jason Samenow | July 4, 2009; 5:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Forecast: A Decent, But Not Totally Dry Weekend

30% chance of a shower/storm at fireworks time * NatCast | Summer Fun With Weather for Kids | July 4th Guide * * Outside Right Now? Radar, Temps & More: Weather Wall * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Partly sunny. Isolated p.m. shower or storm? 79-83. | Tonight: Early-evening shower? Partly to...

By Camden Walker | July 3, 2009; 5:00 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (4)
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Natcast: Seventies With a Slight Shower Chance

* Our Full Forecast | Weather Wall | Nationals Journal * Nationals vs. BravesFriday July 3, 6:35 p.m., Nationals Park First Pitch9th InningWeatherChance of Rain78F71FShower early?20%While a passing shower or thunderstorm can't be ruled out, especially leading up to and just before first pitch, chances are good for a mostly...

By Camden Walker | July 3, 2009; 3:00 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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PM Update: A Few Showers Through Sunset

Quite pleasant on Friday; What about the 4th? * Radar, Temps & More: Weather Wall | Shore Weather: BeachCast * * Weather Makes for Summer Fun With Kids | The Superior Dew Point * Little more than a spotty shower (and maybe a rumble of thunder) will dot the landscape...

By Ian Livingston | July 2, 2009; 3:15 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Weather Makes for Summer Fun With Kids

* Full Forecast Through the July 4th Weekend * Billy and Maria are characters featured in the National Severe Storm Laboratory's downloadable coloring books for children. School's out for the summer, so what to do with the kids? Be it day camp, day care, a library program or a family...

By Steve Tracton | July 2, 2009; 11:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (0)
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Forecast: A Warm, Mainly Dry Holiday Weekend

Humidity in check; outside chance of rain on 4th * Students Do Their Share for Cleaner Air | The Superior Dew Point * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Clouds & sun. PM t'storm? Low 80s | Tonight: Mostly cloudy; shower early? Mid-60s | Tomorrow: Mostly sunny & pleasant. Low 80s | July...

By Josh Larson | July 2, 2009; 10:45 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
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PM Update: More Scattered Showers & Storms

Mild on Thursday, a few showers possible late * Radar, Temps & More: Weather Wall | Lightning Map * * Students Do Their Share for Cleaner Air | The Superior Dew Point * As a spoke of atmospheric energy passes through, scattered showers and thunderstorms have been hitting the area...

By Ian Livingston | July 1, 2009; 7:25 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (7)
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Meteorologist Makes Rookie Mistake

* Full Forecast Through the 4th | Clean-Air Poster Contest * Oops... There's a reason you don't see many weathercasters wearing green or blue, the typical chroma key colors....

By Capital Weather Gang | July 1, 2009; 1:40 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Local Students Do Their Share for Cleaner Air

Wx and the City * Full Forecast Through the Fourth * This past spring, students throughout the D.C.-Baltimore area were asked to create posters that addressed "The ABCs of Air Quality: The Air, the Bay and Climate Change." The contest was sponsored by Clean Air Partners, a regional non-profit partnership...

By Ann Posegate | July 1, 2009; 10:45 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Forecast: Chance of Showers, Thunder Today

Jury still out for latter part of July 4th weekend * Dew Points for Dummies | Wrapping Up VORTEX2 * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Mix of sun & clouds. 50% chance of p.m showers/storms. 80-85. | Tonight: Evening showers/storms? Then partly to mostly cloudy. Mid-60s. | Tomorrow: Mix of sun &...

By Dan Stillman | July 1, 2009; 8:40 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (5)
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PM Update: Spotty Showers, Otherwise Fair

Scattered PM showers/thundershowers Wednesday * The Superiority of Dew Point | VORTEX2 Gets Useful Data * Outside a few scattered showers, and increased afternoon cloudiness, today ended up being fairly pleasant for a time of year when we are often baking in high heat and humidity. Highs climbed up into...

By Ian Livingston | June 30, 2009; 3:15 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (7)
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Dictating the Superiority of Dew Point

* Moderate Dew Points: Full Forecast Through the Fourth * I can't say I was surprised that, in a recent reader poll, relative humidity beat out dew point as the preferred metric for describing humidity. Dew point is a technical -- some would say geeky -- term. And the words...

By Jason Samenow | June 30, 2009; 10:30 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (15)
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Forecast: Some Sun and Some Showers

July 4th forecast mostly dry, for now... * Outside Right Now? See Radar, Temps & More: Weather Wall * * VORTEX2 Wrap-Up | Later: Dew Points for Dummies * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Partly sunny. 30% chance of p.m. showers. 82-85. | Tonight: Partly cloudy. 60-67. | Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy. 40%...

By Jason Samenow | June 30, 2009; 10:00 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (1)
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PM Update: Mild with Low Humidity

Afternoon showers and thundershowers possible Tuesday * VORTEX2 Gets Useful Data | Lightning Safety * A downsloping west wind has brought lower humidity and a rather fine day along for the ride. Highs are now reaching the mid-80s most locations as a modest breeze keeps things a bit fresh. The...

By Ian Livingston | June 29, 2009; 3:30 PM ET | Permalink | Comments (2)
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Lack of Twisters Aside, VORTEX2 Gets Useful Data

* Heats Stays Away: Full Forecast Through the Fourth * Meteorologists analyzing severe weather fom the VORTEX2 operations center. Courtesy NOAA. Meteorologist Patrick Marsh huddles over a computer screen at NOAA's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, anxiously tracking the progress of the armada of researchers taking part in the...

By Andrew Freedman | June 29, 2009; 10:30 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (4)
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Forecast: Big-Time Heat Plays Keep Away

July 4th forecast a question mark... * Outside Right Now? See Radar, Temps & More: Weather Wall * * Later: VORTEX2 Wrap-up -- What was learned? * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Partly to mostly sunny. 84-88. | Tonight: Partly cloudy. 60-65. | Tomorrow: Partly sunny, p.m. shower? 81-85. | A Look...

By Jason Samenow | June 29, 2009; 9:45 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (5)
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Forecast: Partly Unsettled Weather

Generally pleasant, but no shaking shower chances * Outside Now? Radar, Clouds, Temps & More: Weather Wall * EXPRESS FORECAST Today: Partly to mostly cloudy. Showers? Low 80s. | Tonight: Mostly cloudy, showers possible. 65-68. | Tomorrow: Partly sunny, 81-85. | A Look Ahead FORECAST IN DETAIL While a pesky...

By Brian Jackson | June 28, 2009; 8:50 AM ET | Permalink | Comments (4)
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