Thursday May 2
Morning Report
This is one of those days where we get a little surprise. The old air mass is holding strong and will allow one more hot day! So some will get back close to 90ºF.
Showers and storms reach the western mountains Friday night, and rain will spread in before sunrise on Saturday. This will mark the cool down and more showers into the weekend.
At this point: Saturday will have showers but won’t be a full washout. I expect more rain on Sunday, especially for the first part of the day.
Still mild!
We will end up with a hotter day than first thought. There has been one more surge of this old air mass, allowing some to get back to near 90ºF. The new cooler Canadian air mass will arrive tonight and lead into the expected cool down and rain into the weekend.
Yes, this is much warmer than originally thought. It is all based on the warm air mass surging back north ahead of the next weather system.
Sunrise at 6:06 AM
Sunset at 8:01 PM
Normal Low in Baltimore: 49ºF
Record 36ºF in 1978
Normal High in Baltimore: 72ºF
Record 90ºF 2018
The winds will shift as the Canadian Air Mass builds in from the North.
Showers and Thunderstorms reach the mountains.
Morning rain, then leftover showers into the afternoon. This is NOT a washout, but it will feel damp and cooler, with more showers popping up at any time.
The morning is likely to start wet and last into the middle of the day, perhaps the afternoon. This is subject to change, but it will be the ‘wetter’ day of the weekend.
The next weather system will bring late-day storms to the mountains on Friday and then spread showers on Saturday. At this point, if we can consider a ‘washout,’ it will be Sunday, which will affect outdoor plans.
The gradual cooling will bottom out this weekend. While we see showers both days, Saturday will bring scattered showers. On Sunday, we can expect more steady rain and perhaps what could be considered a washout for outdoor plans.
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