November 4, 2024
Monday Morning Report
The dry weather continues! Some high clouds have mixed in across our sky, but there is no measurable rain in sight. This will keep the drought growing along with concerns for wildfires. There have been a few popping up across Maryland and Pennsylvania already. The most recent was around Aberdeen with the smell of smoke filling the air across Harford County.
There have been fires in Pennsylvania near Chambersburg and one that may run for a few weeks in the Poconos.
We will have another warm-up this week, including Election Day, when temperatures will reach the upper 70s. Personally, I think this extreme pattern may time out and flip, bringing us a big chill around Thanksgiving. Faith in the Flakes.
The Burn Bans continue in Maryland and Pennsylvania due to the expanding drought. That includes no leaf piles or fire pits.
Here is the Fire Potential from The National Interagency Fire Center, showing how extensive this dry weather pattern is across the Eastern US. Yes, this includes some of the areas flooded by the hurricane last month.
We have a Dirty High in place. That means High Pressure is in control, but high, thin cirrus clouds have spread in and may dim the sunshine at times.
We remain dry while severe storms expand across the Mid-West and a colder pattern has brought snow to Colorado near Denver.
More in line with seasonable temperatures.
Sunrise at 6:38 AM
Sunset at 5:02 PM
Normal Low in Baltimore: 40ºF
Record 22ºF in 151
Normal High in Baltimore: 62ºF
Record 83ºF 1974
Warming Back Up
The next cold front will produce severe storms in the Central US, and like the last system… it will dissipate as it crosses the mountains. The front will pass Wednesday night, and cooler temperatures will arrive into the weekend, but only back to seasonable levels.
The warmest day of the week in the Eastern US. Storms may turn severe along the cold front.
We remain dry while there may be a tropical storm approaching the Gulf Coast. If it does get named this week, it will be called Rafael.
That tropical system may get close to New Orleans.
Hit Repeat! Temps warm up and peak mid-week, then cool off again heading into the weekend.
There is no measurable rain in sight.
Personally, I believe the bottom will fall out just in time for Thanksgiving.
Here are the average dates across Maryland, and they match the advisories we saw last week.
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