November 29, 2023
Wednesday Morning Update
The coldest air has settled in and will remain with us today. There is a chance that Baltimore’s BWI remains in the 30s for the first time since February 25th, when it was 38ºF. While on the topic of the return of winter: The last day Baltimore had 1 inch of snow at BWI was Jan 28, 2022. It’s been 671 days, marking the longest snow drought on record.
Before getting into the warming trend and next rain events, I want to touch base on the first snow of the season in Maryland.
The Lake Effect event reached the high mountains of Garrett County in Maryland. Here are the photos I received in the morning from my friend who lives between Oakland and McHenry.
This map from The National Weather Service shows the spotter reports clustered west of Cumberland. That is often where a snow event like this is confined to…
The CORE OF THE COLD AIR is with us this morning. Note that the winds are light, but any breeze will make it feel like the TEENS.
Today, we bottom out on the thermometer and then turn the corner. Lake Effect Snow across Michigan to New York has dumped FEET of snow in some places, and more will continue in the lucky spots near Buffalo and north of Syracuse.
A warm front marking the shift of winds in the Midwest will pivot our way and bring us seasonal air by tomorrow.
McHenry at Deep Creek Lake
This webcam is positioned at The Greene Turtle Deep Creek Lake and shows Wisp Resort, including a zoomed-in view of Squirrel Cage, The Face, the terrain park, Boulder, the mountain coaster, the tubing park, and a shot of McHenry Cove at Deep Creek Lake!
A shift in the wind direction AND lower speed.
Sunrise at 7:05 AM
Sunset at 4:45 PM
Normal Low in Baltimore: 33ºF
Record 13ºF in 1955
Normal High in Baltimore: 53ºF
Record 74ºF 1927
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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Not a major storm, but the showers will build in from the south on Friday, and then another storm system will bring us rain on Sunday with showers into Monday.
A mild weather pattern will set up for a few days. After the weekend storm, a surge of colder will return by Tuesday and last into the middle of next week.
We bounce back closer to normal tomorrow and remain mild into the weekend. The rain on Friday would be later in the day and evening. Then again on Sunday.
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