Monday October 20 2025
After reaching the mid-70s yesterday, the rain did arrive during the evening and overnight to bring in cooler air.
The rain totals did provide a needed soaking and lived up to expectations in many areas west of the cities. You may run into more rain this morning if you are traveling west and north.
If you are still interested in the tropics, the season may have a new storm on a southern track through the Caribbean. There is a split in where it may go, but no interest to our region.
Let’s take a look…
Over 0.25” fell west and north of Baltimore. I will wait until the final rain totals are posted to compare them to the model forecasts I’ve been showing over the last 5 days.
A very active weather pattern will be changing quickly. Locally, the rain has moved out, but you might run into rain if you travel west or north this morning
A gusty wind will develop as cooler air spills into the Mid-Atlantic.
A warm-up in the middle of the nation will reach us briefly tomorrow, followed by more cool winds mid-week.
Gusty winds from the Northwest will bring in cooler air.
Gusts over 30 mph earlier in the day. Still 20 to 30 mph gusts this afternoon.
Yesterday: Low 48F; High 76F
Precipitation: 0.21” (up to midnight)
Sunrise at 7:22 AM
Sunset at 6:20 PM
Normal Low in Baltimore: 45ºF
Record 28ºF in 1972; 1981; 1992
Normal High in Baltimore: 67ºF
Record 87ºF 1969
Rainfall Deficit at BWI
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Drought Update: Report on Thursday
Extreme Drought in the Mountains
Abnormally dry in metro areas, but it seems worse than that.
Gusts will push warmer air ahead of the next cold front.
Rain showers develop for a few hours.
A push of chilly air will be followed by a ridge of High Pressure to keep us dry into the weekend.
The push of chilly air will allow another frost in parts of the Mid-Atlantic.
This is not a warm-up, just a ridge of High Pressure to keep us dry through the weekend.
The next storm potential is up to 70% over the next week.
This will be a southern track Caribbean system, but the computer modeling is split on whether it stays south or gets picked up by a trough and pulled north.
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