January 9 Weather Winter Storm Warning For Southern Storm And LA Fire Update

January 9 2025

Thursday Morning Report

The new winter storm is expanding snow and ice into Texas this morning. That will be a major travel impact across the Southern US for the next three days. We get clipped by that system with light snow on Saturday morning. I have my first call for snowfall below.

Before we get to that, very strong winds will gust to 40 mph today. Combined with the cold air, wind chills will be a top factor for our weather.

LA Fire Update As of this morning:

• Palisades Fire (largest): Over 17,000 acres burned.
• Wind Gusts to 50 mph today.
• 0% Contained.
• Air Quality is very poor: Lots of toxic materials are part of the fires.

PSA: Fake California Fire

The Hollywood Sign was NOT ON FIRE last night. I actually shared an image sent from a friend, only to find out I can’t trust that source anymore.

This was my follow-up to let you know there are many valid but also AI-generated images. Please make sure you know your source.

As horrific as this is, we do not need any exaggeration.

CLIMATE DATA: Baltimore

TODAY January 9

Sunrise at 7:26 AM

Sunset at 5:02 PM

Normal Low in Baltimore:  26ºF

Record 2ºF in 1970

Normal High in Baltimore: 43ºF

Record 75ºF 1937

Baltimore Drought Update

8.00 Inch Deficit For 2024

Morning Surface Weather

Very cold air has dominated the Eastern US.

The new storm is taking form, with snow and ice expanding through Texas today. This will affect Dallas, Fort Worth, and eastward.

Winter Storm Alerts

Warnings for heavier snow and ice.  The Advisory is for less snow.

The Winter Storm Watch reaches Southeast Virginia. This is a function of the expected impact within 48 hours. Upgrades to Warning or Advisory will refine the impact when within 24 hours.

Local Weather Today

Morning Temperatures

Wind Chills will be a factor through tomorrow.

Wind Forecast

7 AM to Midnight

Afternoon Winds

Gusts 40 mph

Afternoon Temperatures

Wind Chills

Friday Weather

Cold Day With Less Wind

Morning Temperatures

Afternoon Temperatures

Weekend Weather

Atmospheric memory may try to do this again. There is no agreement on the extent yet.

Saturday:

I am sticking with the European Model and the lighter snow solution. This is based on a storm that will track a little farther south.

Latest ECMWF Model

Friday Morning To Saturday Night

Saturday Morning Snapshot

ECWMF Model

This is the most likely solution.

GFS Model

This model has a stronger system tracking farther north and, I believe, has the same bias as it did with the last event.

My Call For Snowfall

This will be a morning event but may last into the early afternoon.

Higher snow totals will be across the same areas that got over 6 inches of snow on Monday.

This will be gone by the Ravens home playoff game at night.

Compare to Other Snow Forecasts

ECMWF Model

GFS Model

National Weather Service

Looking Ahead

The Polar Vortex is expected to visit Northern New England in less than two weeks.

The ECWMF Model suggested cold on January 22

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January 6 Snow Report

Previous Snow

November 22 Snow Report

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If you missed it, here is my detailed report from December 30 about why this IS A BIG DEAL!

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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