May 4 2023
Thursday Morning Update
We are still under the influence of this unusual upper level pattern. Temperatures remain chilly and the unsettled air will produce more clouds and showers this afternoon. The chill where the sky has cleared inland may have some frost this morning and more widespread inland frost tomorrow morning.
Then, we will get back to sun and warming into the weekend.
The snow report and photos from the West Virginia mountains shows the historic record event for the state.
You may have sunshine this morning, but the air aloft is still very chilly. This is a self destructive sunshine pattern. The May sun will heat the ground and moisture will rise to quickly form clouds. So most areas will turn partly to mostly cloudy during the morning. Some showers will develop into the afternoon, but less numerous than the last few days.
These photos from Allegheny Mountains Weather were taken at Bald Knob in West Virginia. The measurement of 20.1 inches is a state record for the month of May.
Heavy snow was weighing down trees, but it is important to note that the seasonal leaf foliage has not popped yet. Only the evergreens…
As of Thursday morning, most of the snow had melted, but there was still some on the slopes.
This webcam is positioned at The Greene Turtle Deep Creek Lake and shows Wisp Resort, including a zoomed-in view of Squirrel Cage, The Face, the terrain park, Boulder, the mountain coaster, the tubing park and a shot of McHenry Cove at Deep Creek Lake!
This is what was in McHenry, MD, yesterday morning.
Morning Temperatures
Most are in the 40s, with a few 30s showing in the nearby suburbs.
Radar Simulation 8 AM to 10 PM
Spotty showers will develop with more coverage in the mountains. The odds of you getting a brief hit of rain is between 20% and 30%.
The Northwest winds will continue but will be less potent than recent days.
The Northwest wind shows to be steady around 10 mph, with gusts to 20 mph.
While Baltimore will get close to 60ºF, many surrounding inland suburbs will remain in the 50s. These numbers are 10 to 15 degrees below average.
Normal Low in Baltimore: 50ºF
Record 34ºF in 1957
Normal High in Baltimore: 73ºF
Record 91ºF 2018
Morning
Still chilly! With temperatures in the 30s and light wind, inland areas may have frost.
Afternoon
More sun and increasing temperatures. Still about 10 to 15 degrees below average.
Storm Animation: Friday to Tuesday
A calmer weather pattern builds in over the weekend, then with the increase in temperatures will come showers and thunderstorms Monday, and more widespread rain possible on Tuesday.
Slowly we will be warming back to spring numbers. But we still have this chilly day and perhaps INLAND FROST on Friday morning. Then the weather returns closer to normal.
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