February 15 2024
Thursday Morning Update
We have a chilly start to a mostly quiet day. There are two clipper/fast moving storm systems we will watch over the next few days. The first will pass to our north today and if anything, will bring brief rain showers to our north tonight.
The next system will arrive with snow after midnight Friday night into Saturday morning. This may be filed as Atmospheric Memory to match what we saw in January. Between the 15th and 19th there were snowmakers spanning 4 days. Both reach the expected snow while overachieving in many areas.
The system for Saturday morning will have cold enough air to assist in the stickage and impact for morning plans. This may help for a powder-type snow between central Maryland and northward. More slushy to the south.
Overall, the range will be between 1 inch on the lower edge to 4 inches in the colder spots and with some spurts. Check the maps below.
A very chilly start with some areas on our north end in the teens… This may have been assisted with snow cover still on the ground.
The first of two clippers in this pattern will pass to our north tonight. There may be some brief rain showers north of Baltimore after dark.
The second clipper is not even on our map view yet. It will race in Friday night and move out by Saturday afternoon after a quick hit of moderate snow.
Sunrise at 6:59 AM
Sunset at 5:43 PM
Normal Low in Baltimore: 27ºF
Record 6ºF in 1899; 1943; 2015
Normal High in Baltimore: 46ºF
Record 77ºF 1949
SEASONAL SNOW at BWI
9.1 inches
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Early sun, then increasing clouds. The expected snow will arrive around or after midnight.
This will be a colder event, with much of the region at or below freezing. So we should maximize our stickage potential.
The main event will be the snow on Saturday morning. It will end with a windy afternoon. After that, temps modify as it remains quiet into the middle of next week.
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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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