Conditions: Baltimore, Maryland, 12/24/2024 08:00:02 pm
Temperature

38°

Cloudy

29°

Dew Point
Relative Humidity

70%

Feels Like

38°

Wind (N)

0mph

Air Pressure

30.3

Sun
Sun Rise

07:24 AM

Sun Set

04:49 PM

Day Length

09:25 Hours

Difference

0 min 11 sec gain

Moon
Moon Rise

01:23 AM

Moon Set

12:38 PM

Next: New Moon

Dec 30,2024

Moon Phase

Waning Crescent

Climate
Average Low

26°

43°

Average High
Record Low


(1983)

71°


(2015)
Record High
Conditions

December 24 Christmas Eve Early Morning Light Icy Mix

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December 24, 2024

Monday Morning Report

The result of a few very cold nights will allow this light precipitation to stick. It will only last a couple of hours AND be just enough for a light coating. Light snow will drop a coating but mixed with freezing rain for a possible glaze into Central Maryland.

If you are traveling northward, there is more snow in the Poconos and from metro Philadelphia to metro New York. Again, this is just a morning event.

Christmas looks cold and dry. The Thursday snow potential has vanished… so we’ll have just slightly below-average temperatures and quiet until the weekend brings us rain and the warm-up.

Looking ahead, the computer modeling is divided about the end-of-year warm-up and the BIG COOL DOWN, which will start in 2025.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY

December 24 Winter Weather Advisory

 

My Original Call For Wintry Weather

This timing has arrived faster/about 1 to 2 hours earlier.

December 24 my call for ice timing and snow

 

Road Travel Impact

Central Maryland along Rt 140

December 24 Christmas Eve Ice Travel Maryland Rt 140

 

Interstate 83 between Baltimore and north to Harrisburg, PA

December 24 Christmas Eve Ice Travel Maryland Interstate 83

 

CLIMATE DATA: Baltimore

TODAY December 24

Sunrise at 7:24 AM

Sunset at 4:50 PM

Normal Low in Baltimore:  28ºF

Record 4ºF in 1983

Normal High in Baltimore: 45ºF

Record 71ºF 2015

Baltimore Drought Update

  • 7.70 inches BELOW AVERAGE rainfall since September 1st
  • 8.18 inches BELOW AVERAGE rainfall since January 1st

 

Local Morning Temperatures

The ground has been sufficiently cold enough to support light snow stickage or glaze from freezing rain.

December 24 weather temperatures Tuesday morning Christmas Eve

 

Doppler Radar Snapshot at 6 AM

Quick snow hit will mix with sleet and freezing rain closer to Baltimore and Annapolis over the next two hours.

December 24 weather snow ice radar Tuesday morning Christmas Eve

Morning Surface Weather

This is a weak system bringing a quick hit of snow through the Poconos and up through metro New York this morning.

Just a light coating along I-95.

Light snow to freezing rain into Central Maryland will only last a couple of hours.

December 24 weather Christmas Eve Morning

 

Live Radar (NOT IN WINTER MODE)

 

Radar Simulations

The models are having trouble with this line of rain, and they differ on how it behaves in Maryland.

The agreement is that it will be a couple of hours and be done by noon.

HRRR Model

December 24 weather forecast radar snow ice HRRR Christmas Eve

NAM 3 Km

December 24 weather forecast radar snow ice NAM 3Km Christmas Eve

 

Afternoon Temperatures

December 24 weather temperatures Tuesday afternoon Christmas Eve

 

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Morning Temperatures

December 24 weather Christmas Morning temperatures

 

Afternoon Temperatures

December 24 weather temperatures Wednesday afternoon Christmas

 

Friday to Monday

Pattern shift will bring in rain showers on Saturday and then a steadier rain on Sunday. This will come with a push of warmer temperatures for a few days.

December 24 weather storm rain weekend

 

Snapshot Saturday

December 24 weather storm rain Saturday

 

Snapshot Sunday

December 24 weather storm rain Sunday

 

Jet Stream Forecast

Sunday to January 2: The warm up will be brief and shifts back colder in early January.

December 24 weather jet stream forecast

 

7 Day Forecast

Temps stay seasonably cold for a few days with little variation.

The next storm will be part of the warmer shift in the jet stream, which will bring rain showers on Saturday and then heavier rain on Sunday.

Temps may reach near 60F for a few days, including New Year’s Day, but they will turn much colder in January.

 

December 24 weather forecast 7 day Christmas Eve

 

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I am aware there are some spelling and grammar typos and occasional other glitches. I take responsibility for my mistakes and even the computer glitches I may miss. I have made a few public statements over the years, but if you are new here, you may have missed it: I have dyslexia and found out during my second year at Cornell University. It didn’t stop me from getting my meteorology degree and being the first to get the AMS CBM in the Baltimore/Washington region. One of my professors told me that I had made it that far without knowing and to not let it be a crutch going forward. That was Mark Wysocki, and he was absolutely correct! I do miss my mistakes in my own proofreading. The autocorrect spell check on my computer sometimes does an injustice to make it worse. I also can make mistakes in forecasting. No one is perfect at predicting the future. All of the maps and information are accurate. The ‘wordy’ stuff can get sticky.  There has been no editor who can check my work while writing and to have it ready to send out in a newsworthy timeline. Barbara Werner is a member of the web team that helps me maintain this site. She has taken it upon herself to edit typos when she is available. That could be AFTER you read this. I accept this and perhaps proves what you read is really from me… It’s part of my charm. #FITF