January 7, 2024
Sunday Morning Update
I want to share some good news to kick off this report. Today is the day sunset gets back to 5 PM for Baltimore. Will we see it? Well, there will be a smattering of clouds with colder winds as the storm departs. But there will be sunny breaks in central and eastern areas.
The energy left over in the mountains may produce snow showers across Southern PA that could clip northeastern Maryland briefly. The far western Maryland mountains will benefit from a few inches of snow for Wisp and around Deep Creek Lake.
Snow Stuff:
The last storm underperformed for our local inland areas, but it did verify in the mountains. I will have my recap and ask you to grade my forecast later today.
Looking ahead, the pattern is NOT promising for winter lovers. This is one week with two storms that will bring mostly rain. But the next three weeks feature our coldest temperatures of the year climatologically. So, there is still plenty of time ahead.
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!
Areas of Fog inland!
Low Pressure was located South of Boston and moving away from the US coast. The snow storm verified across central PA to New England (inland).
Lingering snow showers and flurries did pass through south central PA.
An upper-level disturbance has a broad area of rain and snow showers across the Ohio Valley. This will bring fresh snow accumulation to western Maryland and nearby ski areas, while gusty winds will spread across the entire Mid-Atlantic this afternoon.
Southern PA may get clipped with flurries or snow showers.
Garrett County, MD will be in the snow zone all day and get a few additional inches.
Sunday 7 AM to 7 PM
Sunrise at 7:26 AM
Sunset at 5:00 PM
Normal Low in Baltimore: 26ºF
Record 1ºF in 2018
Normal High in Baltimore: 43ºF
Record 74ºF 1950
Both storms will track west and bring us mostly rain. The only question I have now is the timing. I have noticed systems arriving earlier than first thought… and in both of these cases, it will be around sunrise. That can tap into overnight colder air inland… So we may have the typical ‘inland areas’ to focus on for a brief winter impact.
This tracks farther west. Some inland mix may fall at the start, but it looks like mostly rain.
Depending on the arrival time, we may need to focus attention on some wintry impact for the colder inland areas.
This may bring flooding rain, AND some rumbles of thunder.
A repeat with mostly a heavy rain event?
AGAIN: Depending on the arrival time, we may need to focus attention on some wintry impact for the colder inland areas.
Another heavy rain event is likely.
This is not a promising winter pattern this week. There will be two strong storms passing to our west. While there could be a brief wintry mix inland, the focus will be on heavy rain and perhaps some rumbles of thunder.
Main storm days: Tuesday and Saturday
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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