December 17, 2024
Tuesday Morning Report
Fog is still with us, but it is not as thick, AND it will be lifting. We will have a warm afternoon ahead of the next storm. With some sunshine, we should reach near 60F.
The next system will bring us rain after noon tomorrow and then a shift to colder air and an arctic feel into the weekend.
Snow showers and flurries will occur on Friday and Saturday. The core cold air will dry up by Sunday.
Next week turns the corner and again, with a warm-up starting Christmas to New Year.
The morning fog will lift as winds shift and pump up temperatures. The sun is expected this afternoon. The next developing storm will arrive midday tomorrow, with rain at night, and then much colder air will begin to spill in on Thursday.
Sunrise at 7:20 AM
Sunset at 4:46 PM
Normal Low in Baltimore: 29ºF
Record 5ºF in 1951
Normal High in Baltimore: 47ºF
Record 68ºF 1984
Baltimore Drought Update
Rain will return by noon in the mountains and western suburbs, then shift to metro and eastern areas by evening and overnight.
Temps will peak just before the front crosses the region.
The colder winds will follow that line of rain.
Cold and unstable air will swing through with subtle pieces of energy. These may not translate on weather maps, but we will get some of the Lake Effect snow to cross the mountains and into metro areas. Snow showers and flurries Friday and Saturday, then the core of the cold air will be just dry by Sunday.
Cold and unstable cold air will be flowing our way with snow showers.
The core of the cold air this weekend and then a shift to warmer air for the holiday week, Christmas to New Year.
The core of the cold air will be swinging through Sunday and Monday.
The jet stream will lift and build a strong ridge across the Eastern US. This will lead to a warming trend for the last week of the year.
Colder Air Arrives Thursday and into this weekend.
Snow showers and flurries (not a coastal storm).
Temps bottom out Monday, then warm Christmas week.
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