September 28, 2023
Thursday Morning Update
Here we go again. It was a nice break of sun yesterday, but the Ghost of Ophelia continues to spin and bring moisture in. It is a little stronger and as a result, we will get the clouds returning along with drizzle, showers, and higher tides.
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.
The remnant Low (ghost) of Ophelia has gained a little more strength. This is working with High Pressure in New England to funnel a little more wind and water FROM THE EAST.
The winds will not be very strong, just persistent. This direction will work with the higher tides along the entire coast and slosh to the Western Side of the Bay.
This will be around the high tide for Annapolis.
This is in effect for today and Friday. I got an email from Mike Mitchell who said this morning’s high tide was higher than last weekend. With the Super Moon turning Full Friday morning, that may be when we see the highest water level.
High Tides In Annapolis
Today
Friday
Find More Locations at Salt Water Tide Charts for Maryland
With the steady easterly wind flow, drizzle may not show up on radar. However, added moisture will develop some more noticeable rain showers.
Snapshot at 4 PM
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Sunrise at 7:00 AM
Sunset at 6:54 PM
Normal Low in Baltimore: 54ºF
Record 40ºF in 1957
Normal High in Baltimore: 77ºF
Record 91ºF 1886
Low clouds and moisture continue to push in from the East. This means it will be cool and damp across most of our area.
That east wind brings back drizzle, sprinkles, and scattered rain showers.
Not much movement on the thermometers with low clouds and moisture.
The Ridge of High Pressure is what will bring in a warmer air mass for much of next week. It will lock in on Monday.
Watch the warming trend shift in over the weekend and last most of next week. There will be an end in sight, and possibly a flip back to cooler rain… but for now, I want to focus on how long this warming trend will last.
The ghost of Ophelia will finally start to move away on Saturday and definitely by Sunday.
Then we get that SECOND SUMMER into the start of October as temps will reach the 80s much of next week.
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