September 27 Ghost of Ophelia Shifts Allowing Some Peaks Of Sun Before More Rain

September 27, 2023

Wednesday Morning Update

For many in the Mid-Atlantic, we have not seen the sun for 5 days. Today may be the chance to get some peaks of it. While the Ghost of Ophelia remains off the coast and continues to keep moisture in place, there is some dry air that will try to move in from New England.

We will have one more push of rain on Thursday and Friday. Then payback with dry air this weekend and a warming trend into next week… Just as October begins.

Morning Surface Weather

The remnant Low (ghost) of Ophelia is still located off the East Coast. While that easterly wind remains in place, there is dry air trying to move in from New England.

There is optimism that some clearing will reach at least northern and central areas today.

That east wind will still bring higher tides to the Western Shore of the Chesapeake Bay.

Next High Tides In Annapolis

Wednesday

• 3:51 PM
• 4:06 PM

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Forecast Maps

Cloud Forecast 8 AM to 8 PM

There will be some breaks of sun. More dry air may reach around metro Baltimore into southern PA and back to the mountains.

Snapshot at Noon

This is not a promise, but more likely the places that will see the sun. Clouds may hold tight in southern Maryland.

Snapshot at 4 PM

Temperatures At 4 PM

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CLIMATE DATA: Baltimore

TODAY September 27

Sunrise at 6:59 AM

Sunset at 6:56 PM

Normal Low in Baltimore:  55ºF

Record 39ºF in 1957

Normal High in Baltimore: 76ºF

Record 95ºF 1998

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Thursday

With the system off the coast, we are likely to get low clouds and fog back across the Bay and Delmarva. Inland may have more clearing allowing temps to drop cooler.. then cloud up again.

Temperatures

Morning

Radar Simulation  6 AM to 8 PM

That east wind brings back sprinkles or light rain showers.

Afternoon

Temps will be cool in the 60s.

Looking Ahead: Thursday Morning to Saturday Afternoon

Surface Simulation

The light rain from the ghost of Ophelia is off the coast. It will fade and shift east allowing dry weather to build in this weekend.

Jet Stream

Snapshot Sunday

A ridge of High Pressure will be allowed to expand EAST. This is thanks both to the ghost of Ophelia fading away AND a new storm in California giving the jet stream a bump.

Jet Stream Animation

Friday to Wednesday

7 Day Forecast

The ghost of Ophelia should finally move out this weekend. That will allow the warmer air mass to spread east and give us sun over the weekend. Next week will be October but we could have a few days back in the 80s.

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