Wednesday, October 29 2025
Two areas to focus on today: Hurricane Melissa is crossing Eastern Cuba as a Category 3 hurricane with 115 mph winds. We will take a brief look back and track forward.
This will miss the US, but we have our own storm already setting up dampness in the Mid-Atlantic with increasing wind and rain tonight and Thursday Morning.
Halloween will be blustery and dry, setting up the cool pattern to remain into next week.
Reminder: Daylight Saving Time ENDS this weekend, so we will set our clocks back 1 hour Saturday Night.
Two different storms, one being the rainmaker in the US. We will focus on that for our local rain on the way. The drizzle and showers this morning will be traded for heavier rain tonight.
Hurricane Melissa has 115 mph winds as it crosses Cuba and heads towards the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos.
Local Focus will be below
This European Model picks up the light rain today and builds in the heavier rain tonight into Thursday morning.
A second Coastal Low may develop and enhance the rain into New England while pulling the storm away quicker. This is NOT Melissa…
Thursday night, the rain will be focused in the Great Lakes and Northeast, followed by blustery winds that dry us out on Friday.
The hurricane can be seen on the lower right part of this view, moving well off the East Coast.
The heaviest rain will be earlier in the day through lunchtime.
Rainfall will shift to New England as we get into the dry slot of this larger complex. Hurricane Melissa is seen well off the US coast and moving away from the mainland.
The storm moves away, and we get blustery winds that will be cooler and dry.
Rain may still fall over our high mountains well inland.
Still a Category 3 with 115 mph winds. This remains a compact storm as hurricane-force winds reach only 30 miles from the center. Tropical Storm force winds reach 185 miles away.
Forward speed is to the Northeast at 12 mph.
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This was the strongest at landfall in the Atlantic Basin
Increase in gusts that may reach 20 to 30 mph FROM the Northeast.
Rain increases overnight, and it will most likely be a very soggy morning.
Yesterday: Low 45F; High 57F
Precipitation: Trace
Sunrise at 7:31 AM
Sunset at 6:09 PM
Normal Low in Baltimore: 42ºF
Record 26ºF in 2001
Normal High in Baltimore: 64ºF
Record 82ºF 1945; 1946
Rainfall Deficit at BWI
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Drought Monitor Update
The need for rain has been highlighted and may be underrepresented in some spots.
We need rain.
Gusts to 30 mph.
The heaviest rain will pass through before noon.
ECMWF Model: Between 1 and 2 inches appears to be the best bet for our region.
Slightly less rain along the coast.
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