Friday May 17
Morning Report
Today may end up mild, but it will bring an increase in clouds ahead of our next storm. If you are heading to the mountains, you may run into rain this afternoon. This will try to reach metro areas tonight. Then…
This weekend will be our 16th of 20 this year with rain. This time around, it may all be contained to Saturday, but it will be soggy and chilly for Preakness in Baltimore. This will affect many other plans, including mine, so on a personal note, I am not happy as well.
However, Sunday is looking better. A gradual improvement will bring in some sun and a warm-up that will last into next week.
While High Pressure is in control, the next weather system will bring a fresh batch of clouds our way during the day! Temps will start mild and end up in the 70s.
The rain is expected to reach our local mountains this afternoon. This will push east tonight and be here on Saturday.
A rainy afternoon in the high mountains. This will slowly advance EAST all day.
Some may get into parts of metro Baltimore tonight, but for now, the Orioles game looks OK.
Sunrise at 5:51 AM
Sunset at 8:15 PM
Normal Low in Baltimore: 54ºF
Record 33ºF in 1956
Normal High in Baltimore: 76ºF
Record 93ºF 1896; 2017
This will be our 16th of 20 weekends with some wet weather. In this case, it may all be confined to one wet day! This weather system will be chilly as well. As rain moves in during the morning, temps will hold nearly steady all day. This includes race time late afternoon/evening.
Developing rain. If you do not wake up to a wet scene, it will be on the way in a hurry…however it may stay dry for a few extra hours on the Lower Eastern Shore.
As the rain builds in, it looks to hold around Baltimore and central areas ALL DAY!!!
Rain continues to slowly expand to the EAST.
Soggy weather continues.
Temperatures are expected to remain nearly steady all day thanks to the rain.
Expect the rain showers to continue, but they may break up and become more spotty.
The trend has been holding: Improved weather, with any chance of showers suppressed in Southern Virginia. At best, we get breaks in the clouds with some sun…
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