July 14 Weather Excessive Heat Alert Begins Tomorrow

Sunday, July 14 2024

Morning Report

Baltimore hit 95ºF yesterday, bringing us back into a new Heat Wave. The latest numbers for BWI continue to show 25 days total at or above 90ºF. We are about to add more to the list, including maybe a few days near or above 100ºF in this latest heat wave.

There may be some thunderstorms forming early this afternoon, which is why some models have held back the peak temps around Baltimore. Then the full onslaught of high temps prompted The National Weather Service to post an Excessive Heat Watch for much of Maryland and a Heat Advisory for Southern Pennsylvania starting Monday.

Heat Alerts Beginning Monday

Excessive Heat Watch: Heat Index up to 110ºF

Heat Advisory: Heat Index UP TO 104ºF

Heat Wave Records To Consider

The excessive Heat Wave building in may only bring one or two challenges to record highs (in Baltimore). Here are some high marks to pay attention to. The best chance we will have will be on Wednesday to match the old record.

• Sunday July 14: 101ºF in 1954
• Monday July 15: 102ºF in 1995
• Tuesday July 16: 104ºF in 1988
• Wednesday July 17: 101ºF in 1988

Morning Temperatures

LIVE RADAR WIDGET

Looking for Showers and Thunderstorms to develop after 1 PM. Compare to the Radar Simulation Forecast below.

Afternoon Temperatures

This NAM 3Km model shows the peak at 2 PM due to a round of thunderstorms developing at that time over Central Maryland.

2 PM Radar Simulation

Radar Simulation: Noon to 8 PM

4 PM Snapshot

6 PM Snapshot

CLIMATE DATA: Baltimore

TODAY July 14

Sunrise at 5:53 AM

Sunset at 8:32 PM

Normal Low in Baltimore:  68ºF

Record 58ºF in 1895; 2001; 2009

Normal High in Baltimore: 89ºF

Record 101ºF 1954

MONDAY JULY 15

HEAT ALERTS BEGIN

Morning Temperatures

Not much cooling overnight, so a higher base level to start the day!

Afternoon Temperatures

Radar Simulation: Noon to Midnight

Looking Ahead: Monday To Friday

The culmination of this heat wave may be on Wednesday, with strong to severe storms as a cold front moves through. The new air mass should be in place for most of us on Thursday.

Wednesday

Thursday

7 Day Forecast

The excessive Heat Wave building in may only bring one or two challenges to record highs (in Baltimore).

• Sunday July 14: 101ºF in 1954
• Monday July 15: 102ºF in 1995
• Tuesday July 16: 104ºF in 1988
• Wednesday July 17: 101ºF in 1988

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