December 22, 2024
Sunday Morning Report
Today is the first full day of winter, and we will gain 2 additional seconds of daylight from yesterday. We will get full sun, and the winds will ease, but it will remain very cold. Temperatures will be more than 15 degrees below average.
The slight adjustment will be a weak clipper that may bring a light wintry mix on the morning of Christmas Eve, then closer to average temperatures after Christmas.
Sunrise at 7:23 AM
Sunset at 4:48 PM
Normal Low in Baltimore: 28ºF
Record 4ºF in 1960; 1989
Normal High in Baltimore: 46ºF
Record 71ºF 2013
Baltimore Drought Update
Many areas are down into the teens. The lowest was 10F around York, PA.
The freezing line has pushed into Southern Georgia. Cold 40s into Central Florida.
A large dome of arctic High Pressure has pushed across the Eastern US. Despite the added sunshine today and lighter wind, it will remain very cold.
Winds will pick up through lunchtime, then ease this afternoon and evening. This is a mark of the cold core settling in overhead.
Still very cold, but turning the corner with another sunny day.
A weak clipper system is forecast to move through our region, bringing a trailing front. This system is expected to pass on Wednesday morning, with a band of snow and wintry mix.
The timing may be earlier… but at this time, we can look for light snow or sleet around sunrise Tuesday morning.
This is the report I wrote on social media on Friday. Depending on your presence or mobile connection, I will share both the Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) links.
OUTLOOK: COLD START TO 2025
🤓 Let’s Geek Out For A Bit😀 I have been liking what I have been seeing and this is NOT like recent winters for sure! #FITF
🥶I’ve noticed we have been trending colder than longer range outlooks. This December in the Mid Atlantic is a prime example… pic.twitter.com/ggVI2BpfTz
— Justin Berk (@JustinWeather) December 20, 2024
The cold is expected to hold for the start of next week, and then it will return to seasonal averages after Christmas.
There will be a surge of warmer temperatures during the last week of the year.. with the change around New Year’s to the pattern described above.
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