December 3, 2024
Tuesday Morning Report
Most of the nation remains in the grip of mid-winter-like cold! Our weather will be quiet for two days, then the main event will be Wednesday night into Thursday morning. A clipper to our north will push a squall line with snow or a mix of showers across Central Maryland at daybreak.
This will be followed by a dramatic drop in temperatures and an increase in potentially damaging winds.
The outlook overall is cold, but this round may relax by Sunday. Next week will turn mild, and there is a chance of rain by Tuesday. There will be more cold air to follow.
30s all the way into central Texas and Northern Florida again. Check out Miami in the 50s for a second morning in a row.
This map looks quiet with the cold. Lake Effect snow is the main activity for now. The next event will be a clipper in Canada that is just off-screen. It will race through in the next 48 hours.
Sunrise at 7:08 AM
Sunset at 4:44 PM
Normal Low in Baltimore: 32ºF
Record 11ºF in 1976
Normal High in Baltimore: 51ºF
Record 72ºF 1998
A clipper will pass well north and bring fresh snow across the Great Lakes and Northeast.
The Mid-Atlantic will experience a burst of snow or mixed showers early Thursday. Then, strong winds will follow, and temperatures will fall.
A line of snow or mix will pass through Central Maryland around daybreak!
The freezing line will be west and north of Baltimore. A dramatic drop in temperatures will be just after the squall line moves through.
Strong winds ALL DAY!!! May be strongest during the morning and mid-day.
These forecast numbers should prompt wind advisories and warnings.
The strong winds will peak OVER 40 mph in metro areas through Delmarva.
50 to 60 mph in the mountains.
After the arctic blast and strong winds, the jet stream will lift north, allowing for a mild break early next week.
The main event will be Thursday: Morning burst of snow or mix, then strong winds!
Mild temps by the end of the weekend for a break into early next week.
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