Sunday June 30
Morning Report
Storms on Saturday erupted with locally heavy rain and some damage from wind and lightning strikes. Rainfall ranged from nearly 3 inches in Frederick County to barely 0.10” around Baltimore at BWI.
Here is the Doppler Radar Estimate of rainfall from Saturday and overnight. This highlights how some storms can repeat and dump over some areas and miss others. This activity will shift south and east today.
Today we have this slow moving cold front over the region and it will ignite powerful storms again. Given the history from the past few days and energy involved with high heat and humidity, we can expect severe weather that can turn destructive.. again.
Tomorrow, we will get a strong wind from the North to cool us down and drop the humidity to start the week and month of July. More heat and strong storms are expected to return for the Independence Day celebrations.
The focus will shift into central Maryland to The Beaches. This will be enhanced by high temperatures and humidity. The timing will be mid-afternoon to evening AFTER 4 PM.
Storms may include:
Note: Any storm may contain dangerous lightning.
Compare to the forecast maps below.
A strong cold front is moving through the region, but it will take all day. Where it is set up will determine the line of showers and storms. It will ignite more storms that may produce severe alerts and locally heavy rain.
This is a suggestion and not a promise. Note: We have had more activity recently than shown here.
This brings in a strong line of storms tonight from North Central Maryland to Southern PA… but they fade after 9 PM.
It may feel close to 100ºF in central and southern Maryland plus Delaware.
Sunrise at 5:44 AM
Sunset at 8:37 PM
Normal Low in Baltimore: 66ºF
Record 52ºF in 1988
Normal High in Baltimore: 88ºF
Record 100ºF 1945; 1959
A new air mass will bring in a strong breeze and lower humidity. In the afternoon, this may also produce a mix of clouds and sun.
Gusts FROM THE NORTH 20 to 30 mph!
This will bring in cooler and less humid air.
The next surge of heat, humidity, and storms will line up with Independence Day!
There is a chance for strong to severe evening storms. This is five days away, so it’s worth keeping in mind with a buffer. It might change, but you might want to allow for a change of plans.
After the stormy end to the weekend, the work week will start breezy, cooler, and less humid. The heat, humidity, and storms will climb back up for Independence Day!
June 5 Storm Report (Preliminary) With Videos And Photos
Click to read: NOAA Releases Most Aggressive Outlook
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