April 3, 2023
Monday Morning
At first glance this may seem like a typical spring forecast. We have a chilly morning with widespread frost, then warming in the afternoon. A warm up will build in this week as we watch another eruption of severe storms in the middle of the nation. Often the worst weather hits the Great Plains states, then we get the final gasp in a diminished form.
Considering what we saw last week and locally into the weekend, plus the possible atmospheric memory on display, this is worth watching closely. Especially for the hardest hit areas from the last tornado outbreak.
The other factor is that The Baltimore Orioles home opener is on Thursday and it may be affected by rain.
The next big storm will be pulling out of the Colorado Rockies moving to the Great Lakes. Snow will rage across the Northern Plains, with a few days of severe storms in the same areas hit last week.
Note that the southern US storm has widespread high thin clouds that may dim the sun in the Mid Atlantic at times today.
Widespread 30s and frost.
A push of 70s will be spreading in from the west today.
Normal Low in Baltimore: 39ºF
Record 27ºF in 2013
SNOW: 4.5” in 1915
Normal High in Baltimore: 62ºF
Record 88ºF in 1963
The most active eruption of storms is expected tomorrow. This may include a tornado outbreak been Des Moines, Iowa, and Chicago, with another cluster around Little Rock, Arkansas.
The energy of the storm complicit will push into the Eastern Great Lakes. The lower level ‘Slight Risk’ includes Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Cleveland, and Buffalo.
Locally in the Mid Atlantic: The remains of a storm line may arrive at night in a diminished form.
This National View from Tuesday morning to Thursday afternoon shows the larger storm. Heavy snow will move through the northern plains in the cold sector, while the severe storms will be most active in the warm sector mainly with daytime heat.
We might see some isolated showers or a Thunderstorm in western areas Wednesday night, then a broader area of rain Thursday. This is the focus that could affect the Orioles home opening in Baltimore.
While we will warm up this week, we will watch the severe storm outbreak in the middle of the nation head our way. We might get some late night storms Wednesday, then the main system could bring rain Thursday afternoon. This is worth paying attention to for Orioles Opening Day.
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