May 23 Weather Still Breezy And Cool With Late Showers And Improving Holiday Weekend

Friday May 23, 2025

Are you ready for a warm-up? Slowly, we will get the thermometer to climb, but it will hardly be pool weather except for the truly dedicated to start off the summer early.

The storm has departed, but the upper-level source of cool air is still with us, keeping today in the 60s and gradually moving into the 70s this weekend. Winds will be gusty today, and a few spotty showers in the afternoon may be heavy.

The holiday weekend will be better, and Memorial Day Monday does look rain-free. However, the next storm will race in with more clouds on Tuesday and another round of rain by Wednesday.

I want to start with the climate data, which includes the recent update from the Drought Monitor. Yes, we have had rain AND an improvement. The measure of drought is more long-term with ground water below the surface, reservoirs, and for those on well water.

Drought UPDATE

Rainfall Deficit at BWI

• Ending 2024 =  -8.00”
• Since Jan 1 =  -2.18”
• We are DOWN -10.18” including last year

CLIMATE DATA: Baltimore

TODAY May 23

Sunrise at 5:47 AM

Sunset at 8:20 PM

Normal Low in Baltimore:  55ºF

Record 39ºF in 1961

Normal High in Baltimore: 77ºF

Record 98ºF 1925

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Morning Surface Weather

The Nor’easter is passing East of Boston this morning. This has kept the chilly wind and rain wrapped around it AND the larger Upper-Level Low located in Western New York State. There has been a fresh coating of snow in the high mountains of New England!

Locally, a chilly breeze will continue around this storm complex. The air is also unsettled, so we may see more afternoon showers pop up.

A large area of High Pressure in the Midwest will be spreading our way, gradually improving our weather and warming it up a bit this weekend.

Morning Temperatures

Wind Forecast 8 AM to 8 PM

ANOTHER DAY with strong gusty winds.

Radar Simulation Noon to 8 PM

Spotty showers will pop up mid-afternoon with the daytime heating and settle down in the evening. More will be focused North of Baltimore.

Afternoon Focus at 4 PM

Wind Snapshot

Radar ‘Suggestion’

Afternoon Temperatures

Still about 10 degrees below average.

SATURDAY

Morning Low Temps

Afternoon High Temperatures

Wind Forecast 8 AM to 8 PM

Breezy again with gusts between 20 and 25 mph.

LOOKING AHEAD

Storm Forecast: Sunday to Wednesday

Looking dry through Memorial Day.

Tuesday brings increasing clouds, then rain on Wednesday.

Jet Stream: Sunday to Wednesday

The source of chilly air aloft will relax, allowing temperatures to get closer to seasonal averages.

7 Day Forecast

• Friday Afternoon Showers
• Memorial Day Weekend: Cooler than average, but dry!
• Memorial Day NOW LOOKS DRY!
• Rain returns on Wednesday

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