Thursday, December 18, 2025
So much to talk about — I suggest you buckle up for the changes over the next 36 hours. But first, this morning may have some icy fog, and if not, there is still a chance you may need to scrape frost off your windshield.
The storm on the way will pump in slightly warmer air. If BWI hits 50°F, it will be the first time since November 26, the day before Thanksgiving.
Rain arrives tonight, and temperatures will be warming all night. This will all culminate in the morning with a squall line that arrives between 5 AM and 9 AM. This may contain rumbles of thunder and a brief, intense downpour.
Then, the wind will shift, increase, and bring in colder air. Temps will be falling all day and feel much colder in the afternoon. We may even see snow showers near and north of Baltimore in the afternoon.
A Wind Advisory will go into effect for afternoon gusts that may exceed 50 mph.
Where it is 90% to 100%, there may be spots in between that have saturated and developed fog.
The strong storm tracking across Northern Minnesota has a trailing cold front into North Texas. This will be pulling warmer air and rain up from the south ahead of it. Then much colder winds will follow behind the front and storm line.
A band of snow across the northern states will reach the Great Lakes and our mountains tomorrow afternoon. A few flurries or snow showers may reach us tomorrow afternoon.
Temperatures will warm ahead of the storm. Rain arrives Thursday evening, heavy overnight, and may culminate with a storm line and possible thunder early Friday morning. Then windy and much colder.
This webcam is positioned at The Greene Turtle Deep Creek Lake and shows Wisp Resort, including a zoomed-in view of Squirrel Cage, The Face, the terrain park, Boulder, the mountain coaster, the tubing park and a shot of McHenry Cove at Deep Creek Lake!
Yesterday: Low 21°F; High 49°F
Precipitation: 0.00″
Season Snow Total: 2.0″
Snow Depth: 1″
Top Wind Gust: 20 mph
Sunrise at 7:21 AM
Sunset at 4:46 PM
Normal Low in Baltimore: 29ºF
Record Low: 5ºF in 1951
Normal High in Baltimore: 47ºF
Record High: 68ºF in 1984
Rainfall Deficit at BWI
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Heavy rain in the morning, then snow showers develop in the mountains and may reach some metro areas in the afternoon.
Temps near freezing with areas of fog could form a glaze of ice in spots.
Much of the region will get ‘close’ to 1 inch of rain. This will wash away a lot of snow and road salt.
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In case you missed it, click this image for brief summary of the final snow totals from the last event.
In case you missed it, click this image for brief summary of the final snow totals from the last event.
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