The remnants of Tropical Storm Barry proved to be little more than a "wetter" for Baltimore. (That's what my mother-in-law calls the last sip of beer of the night.) The National Weather Service had predicted as much as 1.5 inches of badly needed precipitation from this system. But meteorlogist Jim Carufels tells me this afternoon from Sterling that the storm has about run its course for this area, with most stations reporting a quarter to a third of an inch. More is possible overnight, but not likely another inch. It just proved to be a drier system than forecasters expected.

That said, parts of the lower Eastern Shore, especially down in the Virginia section, saw more than two inches of rain from the storm. But for most farmers, especially west of the I-95 corridor, this wasn't all the relief they were looking for. The rain was slow, and cool. That's good for letting the water soak into the ground before it can evaporate. But it's just not enough.

The beaches, meantime, are experiencing rip currents and (very) cold surf, barely reaching 60 degrees, depending on whose thermometer you believe.

There are small craft advisories up for the entire Chesapeake, although gale warnings posted earlier from Calvert County to the Potomac appear to have been lifted. Still it was a very bad day to be out on the water.

Here at The Sun, we've recorded 0.29 inches of rain (as of 5 p.m.). Temperatures have been drifting downward all day. We haven't seen the 70s since 1 p.m. Winds have gusted to 25 mph at Calvert & Centre streets, and the barometer is still falling, at 29.59 inches.  Nasty. 

Here's the forecast. There's a still a shot at some thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday. The rest of the week looks nice. Here's the view of this storm from orbit.