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Fire Weather Concerns in Portions of the Southern Plains and the East Coast

Elevated to locally-critical fire weather conditions may develop across portions of the Southern Plains and Northeast into the Mid-Atlantic. Near record heat will expand from the Southern Plains into the Lower Mississippi Valley and Central Gulf Coast states into Friday. Read More >


Location Sky/Weather Temp.
(°F)
Dewpt.
(°F)
Humidity
(%)
Wind
(mph)
Pressure
(in)
Remarks
Washington National Fair 69 51 52 S6 29.94R
Dulles Intl. Fair 65 49 56 S5 29.94S
BWI Airport Fair 64 56 75 SE6 29.94S
Baltimore/Inner Harbor, MD Missing
70 55 59 MISG 29.94S
Charlottesville, VA Fair 67 50 54 SW5 29.96S
Fredericksburg, VA Fair 62 54 75 S3 29.94S
Staunton, VA Fair 64 48 55 CALM 29.99S
Winchester, VA Fair 63 46 55 SW5 29.94S
Annapolis, MD Fair 66 60 81 S10 29.94S
Hagerstown Airport, MD Fair 70 47 43 S6 29.93R
Baltimore/Martin, MD Clear 68 55 64 S6 29.95
Martinsburg, WV Fair 66 48 52 CALM 29.92S
Petersburg, WV Fair 66 51 58 CALM 29.96S
Patuxent River, MD Fair 69 56 62 S6 29.96S
Oakland, MD Mostly Cloudy 64 48 55 NW7G21 30.03R
Hourly observations from: 800 PM EDT WED OCT 23 2024
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HOURLY OBSERVATIONS AROUND THE LWX CWA
800 PM EDT WED OCT 23 2024

Note: "FAIR" indicates few or no clouds below 12,000 feet
with no significant weather and/or obstructions to visibility.

 * =Non NWS site. Station does not report significant weather 
    and/or obstructions to visibility.

...DOWNTOWN AREAS...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
WASHINGTON NAT FAIR      69  51  52 S6        29.94R                  
BALT INNER HAR   N/A     70  55  59 MISG      29.94S                  


...WASHINGTON SUBURBS...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
DULLES         FAIR      65  49  56 S5        29.94S                  
MANASSAS*      FAIR      57  50  77 CALM      29.95                   
LEESBURG*      FAIR      68  52  56 SW3       29.95S                  
GAITHERSBURG*    N/A    N/A N/A N/A MISG        N/A                   
FT BELVOIR     FAIR      60  53  77 CALM      29.92R                  
QUANTICO       FAIR      62  56  80 W5        29.95S                  
ANDREWS AFB    FAIR      63  50  61 S5        29.92S                  
COLLEGE PARK*  FAIR      61  52  72 CALM      29.95R                  

...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
CULPEPER*      FAIR      61  50  66 CALM      29.96S                  
CHARLOTTESVILL FAIR      67  50  54 SW5       29.96S                  
WARRENTON*     FAIR      55  47  74 CALM      29.95S                  
ORANGE*        FAIR      59  52  77 CALM      29.97S                  
GORDONSVILLE*  FAIR      59  54  83 CALM      29.96S                  
FREDERICKSBRG* FAIR      62  54  75 S3        29.94S                  
LOUISA*        FAIR      58  53  84 S3        29.97S                  
ASHLAND        FAIR      63  55  75 CALM      29.98S                  
RICHMOND       FAIR      64  56  75 S3        29.97S                  

...NORTHEAST/CENTRAL MARYLAND...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
BWI AIRPORT    FAIR      64  56  75 SE6       29.94S                  
ANNAPOLIS      FAIR      66  60  81 S10       29.94S                  
MARTIN AIRPORT CLEAR     68  55  64 S6        29.95                   
ABERDEEN*      FAIR      60  53  78 CALM      29.94R                  
FREDERICK*     CLEAR     61  48  63 CALM      29.94R                  
FORT MEADE*    FAIR      55  50  82 CALM      29.97S                  

...SOUTHERN MARYLAND...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
PATUXENT RIVER FAIR      69  56  62 S6        29.96S                  
ST MARYS CITY  FAIR      67  61  81 S8        29.95S                  

...MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
SALISBURY      FAIR      62  56  80 S3        29.97S                  
CAMBRIDGE*     CLEAR     63  55  77 S5        29.96S                  
OCEAN CITY     FAIR      66  62  87 SW3       29.99R                  
BAY BRIDGE AP* FAIR      66  57  73 S7        29.95S                  
EASTON*        CLEAR     64  54  68 S6        29.95S                  

...SHENANDOAH VALLEY...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
MARTINSBURG    FAIR      66  48  52 CALM      29.92S                  
HAGERSTOWN APT FAIR      70  47  43 S6        29.93R                  
STAUNTON*      FAIR      64  48  55 CALM      29.99S                  
WINCHESTER*    FAIR      63  46  55 SW5       29.94S                  
NEW MARKET*    FAIR      60  49  67 CALM      29.97S                  
WAYNESBORO*    FAIR      65  48  55 CALM      29.99S                  

...APPALACHIANS...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
PETERSBURG WV* FAIR      66  51  58 CALM      29.96S                  
OAKLAND*       MOCLDY    64  48  55 NW7G21    30.03R                  
HOT SPRINGS*     N/A     65  50  57 W12       30.09S                  
ELKINS         MOCLDY    69  49  48 W8        30.03S                  
BEDFORD PA*    FAIR      70  47  43 NW8       29.95S                  
JOHNSTOWN      MOCLDY    65  47  52 NW9       29.99R                  
ALTOONA        FAIR      69  47  45 W6        29.96R                  

...SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA/DELAWARE...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
YORK           MOCLDY    57  48  72 CALM      29.93R                  
WILMINGTON     FAIR      68  47  46 SW5       29.94S                  

...MARINE OBSERVATIONS...
  
STATION/POSITION TIME  TEMP    WIND        PRES
                       AIR SEA DIR/SP/G
                 (UTC) (F)     (DEG/KT/KT) (MB)
THOMAS PT LIGHT  0000   67     140/ 13/ 14 1014.8F
TOLCHESTER       2330   69     160/  4/  7 1013.8S
COVE POINT       2330   67     180/  9/ 10 1014.4F
GOOSES REEF      2348   63 65  160/ 10/ 12   N/A
BALT HARBOR      2330   69 66  180/  1/  3   N/A
BALT KEY BRIDGE  2330   69     190/  9/ 10 1014.1R
ANNAPOLIS USNA   2330   68 67  160/  5/ 10 1013.5F
WASH DC CHANNEL  2330   67 61     CALM     1013.9R
DAHLGREN         2330   66 67   CALM  /  1 1013.4S
LEWISETTA        2330   67 66  180/  5/  5 1014.7S
SOLOMONS ISLAND  2330   68 67  190/  7/  8 1014.3S
PINEY POINT      2330          210/  6/  7   N/A
CAMBRIDGE PIER   2330   67 63  180/  5/  7 1014.8S
BISHOPS HEAD     2330   67 67  180/  9/ 10 1015.0S
CHESAPEAKE CITY  2330   62 63  180/  1/  1 1014.0R

  

 

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