August 16 Weather Wednesday Into The Weekend

August 16, 2023

Wednesday Morning Update

A late summer pattern can sometimes brings the best weather of the season. After a few stormy days, the new air mass is large and in charge! This brings nearly seasonal temperatures, lower humidity, and sunny days for a long stretch. While we may have pop-up thundershowers tomorrow, most of the 7 days ahead will be quiet and comfortable.

If we do break back into the 90s, it only looks to be for a day or two at a time.

Morning Surface Weather

The cold front that brought our region strong and severe storms over the last two days, is now moving off the coast. The atmosphere is bringing a large dome of high pressure that will dominate most of the rest of this week.

There is one more disturbance that will produce some thunderstorms tomorrow, but otherwise, it will be uneventful into the weekend.

We will have comfortable temperatures with only a couple of hot days in the mix.

Afternoon Temperatures

Most areas will be near seasonal norms under plenty of sunshine.

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CLIMATE DATA

TODAY August 16

Normal Low in Baltimore:  66ºF

Record 53ºF in 2013

Normal High in Baltimore: 87ºF

Record 101ºF 1997

Thursday

Still a nice day, but some thundershowers may pop up in the afternoon.

Morning Temperatures

Still warm around central Maryland and across Delmarva to the beaches.

Look at the cooler 50s becoming more widespread in the mountains.

Radar Simulation:

Noon to Midnight

30% chance for a thundershower in the afternoon.

Afternoon Temperatures

7 Day Forecast

Most of the week ahead looks quiet. We may have some thundershowers Thursday afternoon and evening, but most will remain dry.

The sun and pleasant temperatures will take us into the weekend when the 90s creep back in for a few days.

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