June 3 Weather Smokey Sky With Dim Sun And Warm Up Then Storms End The Week

Tuesday, June 3 2025

The main story continues to be this round of smoke high in the atmosphere from over 160 Canadian wildfires. The haze returned yesterday and the plume of that smoke is spreading in across the area this morning.

Smokey Orb Sunrise

I went up to Lake Redman in York County, PA this morning to sit out and do my report, while Jackie Diachenko captured the sunrise. This orb is influenced by the smoke refracting the sunlight. This is at cloud level only. The morning air quality level is code green, and the afternoon forecast is code yellow. Well within normal.

Summer heat will finally arrive, but temps may stay below the 90°F mark now. The next weather system will bring in late-day showers on Friday… more likely to reach metro areas at night.

The change here is that Saturday looks more soggy as this front will take all day to cross the region. Then the next wet day looks like Monday as Low Pressure will pass through, a bit like our last event.

Morning Temperatures

Still unseasonably chilly.

Morning Surface Weather

We are under the control of High Pressure, which brings us a clear sky. However, it is allowing a large pocket of smoke from the Canadian wildfires to slowly shift our way.

The air will be warming up today and the next few days as the winds shift.

Wildfire Smoke Forecast

HRRR Model 7 AM to 9 PM

Ground air quality forecast is code yellow.

Snapshots

Noon

4 PM

High Temperatures

8 PM

This may make for a vivid sunset.

Baltimore sunset time is 8:29 PM

CLIMATE DATA: Baltimore

TODAY June 3

Sunrise at 5:41 AM

Sunset at 8:29 PM

Normal Low in Baltimore:  59ºF

Record 47ºF in 1986

Normal High in Baltimore: 80ºF

Record 98ºF 1925

Rainfall Deficit at BWI

• Ending 2024 =  -8.00”
• Since Jan 1 =  -1.27”
• We are STILL DOWN -9.27” INCLUDING LAST YEAR

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WEDNESDAY

Morning Low Temps

Afternoon Temperatures

LOOKING AHEAD

Jet Stream: Thursday Afternoon

As a Ridge builds along the East Coast, we will get the return flow FROM the Southwest. This will pump in warmer air.

Storm Forecast: Thursday Afternoon to Monday

A cold front will be slow-moving. This may bring a chance of a late storm Friday to our west and north, and arriving in Central Maryland overnight.

The better chance will be Saturday, and it may turn out soggy.

Sunday will improve, but still some showers in the afternoon.

Monday looks like another low-pressure system to bring more rain.

Friday Evening

Storms will cross the Ohio Valley and reach the mountains. The leftovers will cross metro areas at night.

Saturday Afternoon 

This day is looking more wet unfortunately.

Monday

Another Low Pressure (atmospheric memory) seems to be the case with more rain.

7 Day Forecast

Summer Heat, but not that hot

A chance for thunderstorms late Friday

Saturday is looking wetter.

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