December 23, 2023
Saturday Morning Update
Today is the day we can start marking longer daylight time. It will only be 4 more seconds compared to yesterday, and we won’t even get a chance to appreciate it as we remain stuck under the cloud cover.
The ambiguous weather pattern will eventually give way to some sunny breaks and mild temperatures on Christmas Day. Then, a more organized storm will bring us rain in the middle of the week. This timeframe has shifted back a day…..
Colder air will follow and settle in by the end of the week into the New Year!
A storm system in the Great Lakes will remain to our Northwest. This will provide us with yet another cloudy day!
Some showers may reach the mountains and even our local inland hills Sunday morning… but this weekend will remain mostly dry.
A snowstorm in the Rockies will bring two things for us:
Another cloudy day!
Sunrise at 7:23 AM
Sunset at 4:48 PM
Normal Low in Baltimore: 28ºF
Record 0ºF in 1960
Normal High in Baltimore: 46ºF
Record 69ºF 1990
Some rain showers may fall inland across the hills and mountains far west and north of the cities.
After a mild Christmas, the rain appears to have shifted a little later. While there may be some showers on Tuesday, I would expect more on Wednesday and Thursday.
Low Pressure near the coast will bring us the heaviest rain Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.
A disturbance behind the storm may extend the rain an additional day. Colder air may help develop snow across Northern Pennsylvania.
This is one of the many signals that a colder pattern will return and take us into the New Year.
We can’t seem to shake these clouds, but Christmas may be the nicest day of this stretch.
Rain is likely on Wednesday and Thursday. Then, a cooler Friday might include snow mixed with rain showers.
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