November 16, 2023
Thursday Morning Update
Locally the top weather story has been the lack of rain. We have growing drought concerns and a new report will be out today.
As a result of the dry conditions, wildfires have developed in the mountains and smoke has drifted into some metro areas. The haze and smell may be more noticeable this morning.
The developing storm near Miami will likely pass too far off the coast. It will be mostly a non-event for us with showers in the mountains from a cold front.
Colder air will arrive next week AND FOR Thanksgiving. In between we may get that needed rain starting on Tuesday.
There have been some wildfires in the mountains with smoke drifting at low levels along the Potomac River Valley. Some smelled it yesterday, and there may be more smoke and haze this morning.
Locally dry with the haze and smell in metro areas from the wildfire smoke. The day will be sunny.
The next storm is dumping heavy rain in Florida. The new Low Pressure is taking form near Miami.
Computer Models Support East Coast Storm Track
The latest NOAA report is confident in a Very Strong event. Possibly HISTORIC! This refers to the temperatures in the Pacific, with impacts on the US Winter Storm Track.
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Warmer.
The Coastal Storm will be farther east AND the cold front will fall apart.
Mostly a miss for us… this time.
The timing is earlier with each model run. This now looks like mostly a Tuesday to Wednesday morning event. It will be followed by cold and dry winds for Thanksgiving.
A hint of some wintry weather inland at the start… I would not focus on that now.
Steady and heavy rain much of the day and overnight.
I-95 will be wet! It looks like the bulk of the rain will be in the morning, then ending for us in the afternoon… lingering longer for New York and New England.
Two waves of colder air. First this weekend, then milder with the storm, followed by even colder air on Thanksgiving.
The first storm will fade but bring colder air. The next storm looks beneficial, with the rain ending before the holiday. Then, we see a chilly Thanksgiving.
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