March 8 Windy And Cool Then Turning Warm And Staying Dry: Clocks Forward Sunday Morning

March 8, 2025

Saturday Morning Report

This is a weekend of big change, even as the weather becomes less active. Strong winds will gust today as a new cold front swings through, but the weather will calm as the sun returns with a warm-up into next week.

Daylight Saving Time begins early Sunday morning.

Most smart devices will adjust but remember to change analog clocks 1 hour forward before going to bed.

Also, change the batteries in your smoke detectors.

Baltimore Sunrise/Sunset Times:

Sunrise:

• Saturday = 6:28 AM
• Sunday = 7:27 AM

Sunset

• Saturday = 6:07 PM
• Sunday = 7:08 PM

Next week, we get a big warm-up that should give us a few days into the 70s! Again… remaining dry.

DROUGHT UPDATE

There was a little controversy when I shared the drought map online.. which was made before the rainfall. I chose to share this because the moderate rainfall was NOT enough to end our drought problem. Even if your soil is soggy, the overall region has a LARGE DEFICIT since last year. The water table under the surface and area waterways are running low.

My main concern is for dry brush that may spark more brush fires.

Little to no rain in sight will continue the evaporation of ground moisture. Longer and warmer days will bring more people outside.

Rainfall Deficit at BWI

• Ending 2024 =  -8.00”
• Since Jan 1 =  -1.93”
• We are DOWN -9.93” including last year

CLIMATE DATA: Baltimore

TODAY March 8

Sunrise at 6:28 AM

Sunset at 6:07 PM

Normal Low in Baltimore:  32ºF

Record 10ºF in 1960

Normal High in Baltimore: 52ºF

Record 83ºF 2000

Baltimore Seasonal Snow

12.7”

Morning Surface Weather

A cold front produced showers overnight and fresh snow/rain in the high mountains. Residual clouds are around this morning, and winds will gust again. They will be chilly from the Northwest up to 35 mph.

The southern storm will continue to track south and miss us. As I mentioned a few days ago… the GFS Model was wrong, and there will not be an east coast snowstorm today.

We have a warm up on the way and no organized rain in sight for the next week.

Morning Temperatures

Wind Forecast 8 AM to Midnight

Gusty during the day, and then the wind calms this evening and tonight.

Afternoon Snapshot

Gusts up to 30 mph.

High Temperatures

Wind Chills

SUNDAY WEATHER

Morning Temperatures

Afternoon Temperatures

DRY WEATHER: Sunday to Friday

The southern storm will track south. Most of next week will remain dry! Towards the end of the week we may watch a developing severe storm outbreak in the Central Plains.

Jet Stream: Sunday to Friday

Snapshot Wednesday

This has a distinct spring look and temps will be surging into the Upper 60s and 70s.

Snapshot Next Saturday

Warm and dry pattern for Eastern US….

NOAA Temperature Outlook

7 Day Forecast

Winds will calm down on Sunday with a later Sunrise AND Sunset.

The trend will get us back to a dry pattern and warming up.

Next week will feel like spring for sure.

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