April 19 Showers Later Today Then Strong Winds Usher In Colder Air Tomorrow

Friday April 19

Morning Report

The pattern is about to change. The sunny and mild days we have had will be replaced with a colder-than-average outlook into next week. This outlook will start with more clouds today and some showers late afternoon and evening. 

The new air mass that will spill in this weekend will feel like we stepped back one month on the calendar. The winds and colder air will keep our afternoons in the 60s. The trend of cooler air will last into most of next week. 

Visibility 

Areas of Fog again west and north of Baltimore, but not as pronounced as yesterday.

Morning Temperatures 

Morning Surface Weather

Morning Fog should lift by 9 AM

One weather system is moving off the coast, but we remain in the vicinity of this wobbling stationary front. The next impulse will arrive today with showers in the afternoon and evening, followed by a dry and cooler air mass for the weekend. 

Afternoon Temperatures 

CLIMATE DATA: Baltimore

TODAY April 19

Sunrise at 6:23 AM

Sunset at 7:49 PM

Normal Low in Baltimore:  45ºF

Record 24ºF in 1875

Normal High in Baltimore: 68ºF

Record 93ºF 1896

Saturday Weather

Wind Forecast  8 AM to 8 PM

Winds will increase through the day as colder air spills into the region. This is a set up where clouds may break in central and southern Maryland, but north of Baltimore there may be periods of and overcast sky and isolated showers. 

Morning Temperatures

Afternoon Temperatures 

Wind Forecast

Gusts will be up to 30 mph

Looking Ahead: Jet Stream Saturday to Wednesday 

Snapshot Wednesday Evening

Reinforcing impulses of colder air will continue to keep our temperatures below average. 

7 Day Forecast

After the showers today, the trend will be below average temperatures into the middle of next week. 

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I am aware there are some spelling and grammar typos and occasional other glitches. I take responsibility for my mistakes and even the computer glitches I may miss. I have made a few public statements over the years, but if you are new here, you may have missed it: I have dyslexia and found out during my second year at Cornell University. It didn’t stop me from getting my meteorology degree and being the first to get the AMS CBM in the Baltimore/Washington region.

One of my professors told me that I had made it that far without knowing and to not let it be a crutch going forward. That was Mark Wysocki, and he was absolutely correct! I do miss my mistakes in my own proofreading. The autocorrect spell check on my computer sometimes does an injustice to make it worse. I also can make mistakes in forecasting. No one is perfect at predicting the future. All of the maps and information are accurate. The ‘wordy’ stuff can get sticky. 

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