October 6 Tropical Storm Philippe Orioles Playoff Weather And Foliage Reports As Fall Returns

October 6, 2023

Friday Morning Update

The cold front is on the move and already bringing some dampness this morning. It will not be a washout, but the drizzle and spotty showers will continue today. Temps will remain warm, but this is the end. Colder air will arrive with strong winds and a period of rain on Saturday.

At this time it looks like mostly a morning event, but we are trying to time the end of the rain for the Orioles home playoff game hosting The Texas Rangers at 1 PM.

Colder winds will be more pronounced Saturday afternoon into Sunday.

Morning Surface Weather

Clouds are thickening up and some areas have already had drizzle. The rain showers will be spotty today, but more pronounced if you are going to be in the western mountains.

Off the coast, Tropical Storm Philippe will be passing over Bermuda and taking a left turn into Maine. This may slow up the cold front on Saturday, and is the reason timing the end of the rain has been a challenge.

What we do have high confidence in is the colder wind that will take over the rest of the weekend.

Radar Simulation: 8 AM to 8 PM

Afternoon Temperature Forecast

Much like yesterday, many areas will reach into the lower 80s.

Tropical Storm Philippe

This is a moderate NOT MAJOR storm, but it will be teaming up with the cold front and leading to more rain into New England. This storm may slow down the cold front and also bring more flooding to already water logged New England.

Satellite Loop

Friday Morning Update From National Hurricane Center

• SUMMARY OF 500 AM AST…0900 UTC…INFORMATION
• ———————————————-
• LOCATION…29.5N 65.3W
• ABOUT 195 MI…315 KM S OF BERMUDA
• MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…50 MPH…85 KM/H
• PRESENT MOVEMENT…NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 18 MPH…30 KM/H
• MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1003 MB…29.62 INCHES

National Hurricane Center Forecast Track

Rain Forecast Friday Morning to Sunday Evening

The cold front will help ignite scattered showers Friday into Saturday morning.

The timing of this front may be affected by Philippe off the coast, but that will not be an impact on us…

It may help to enhance the Low with heavier rain and even snow into Eastern Canada.

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CLIMATE DATA: Baltimore

TODAY October 6

Sunrise at 7:07 AM

Sunset at 6:42 PM

Normal Low in Baltimore:  51ºF

Record 35ºF in 1965; 1996

Normal High in Baltimore: 72ºF

Record 95ºF 1941

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Saturday

A rainy start, then trying to time out the ending early afternoon around Baltimore. The rain will linger longer around the Bay and Delmarva to Philadelphia.

Rain Forecast 6 AM to 8 PM

Wind Forecast 6 AM to 8 PM

Stronger winds FROM the Northwest will be gusty as well.

Morning Temperatures

2 PM – Orioles Game Weather

Radar Simulation-

This forecast shows showers may linger for the start of the game but will come to an end. If you have plans to tailgate or arrive early, you may want to dress for rain.

Wind Forecast

Winds will be 15 to 25 mph, GUSTING up to 25 mph from the Northwest.

This will limit homers to Left Field, holding balls up in the air longer. But it may help lefties and Right Field balls.

Game Temperatures

4 PM Radar Simulation

The rain will be ending for the Os, but may linger across Delmarva, Philadelphia, and coastal areas.

4 PM Temperatures

Sunday Morning Temperatures

I am focusing on this for the coldest time of the weekend. The rest of the forecast is with the 7-Day Outlook below.

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Maryland

There may be more color in Western Maryland than suggested here.

Pennsylvania

There is more color across Southern Counties than shown here. I drove across Adams, York, and Lancaster to view it myself.

West Virginia

This is a forecast.

Virginia

This is also a forecast not a report.

7 Day Forecast

The end of the heat will be gradual today and abrupt tomorrow. The most noticeable feature will be the chilly wind this weekend. It will be noticeable on Saturday afternoon and into Sunday as the colder air works in.

Next week starts chilly then there will be a little bump of warming mid week. Each follow up warming will be lower and shorter lived as we go forward.

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