December 11, 2023
Monday Morning Update
This has been an about-face! Yesterday brought a temperature of 61ºF with 1.52” of rain. Some areas did get over 2 inches of rain as the main storm arrived just after the Ravens game and lasted all night.
While we expected snow, the heavy burst was enough to overtake the warm ground and lead to stickage. There have been reports this morning of between a coating and 2 inches from Baltimore and west (north and south).
Temperatures remain near or just above freezing, but stickage on roads has forced the hand of some counties to delay school opening 2 hours.
Maryland: Frederick, Howard, Carroll, Harford, and Cecil Counties.
ALSO: The Hereford Zone in Northern Baltimore County, plus a few private schools.
Pennsylvania: Many delays from individual districts across Adams, York, and Lancaster Counties.
This validates the 2-hour school delay.
This was the report I shared after 4 AM on Facebook. You may be able to access the comments from here to see additional photos and reports.
The marginal air temperatures and heavy burst of snow have allowed for road stickage. This has been tough to track, but most areas remain above freezing and will stay there all morning. So, the snow will slowly melt.
The last gasp of this storm will be moving away early, allowing a chilly wind to fill in the rest of the day.
Gusts will reach 25 mph.
Temperatures
Wind Chill
Sunrise at 7:16 AM
Sunset at 4:44 PM
Normal Low in Baltimore: 31ºF
Record 9ºF in 1968
Normal High in Baltimore: 49ºF
Record 70ºF 2021
After a quiet week, the next storm may form in the Gulf of Mexico (the pattern we expected with El Niño).
As Low Pressure moves into Maine, colder air will follow. This is a common pattern, and the strong winds may produce additional snow showers.
Most of the week will be chilly and dry! The weekend will bring another rainy Sunday with that coastal storm.
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.
Winter Weather Folklore: Top 20 and more signals from nature for snow.
Winter Outlook 2024 From Two Farmers Almanacs Return to Cold and Snow
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