Wednesday, January 7, 2025
Today will be a special day of sorts in the Baltimore area. In addition to finally getting the sunshine to return, we will see that first sunset back at 5 PM later today. Also, timing out with this benchmark will be a warm-up back to the 50s. The next five days will remain warm, with even a day in the 60s, which will come with rain.
The storm arriving at the end of the week may bring one inch of needed rain, followed by a return to near normal temperatures.
The return of an arctic air-dominated pattern and a more favorable winter storm track looks more probable next week
Where the Relative Humidity is approaching or at 100%, the air is saturated, and fog is developing or getting thicker.
Some places where fog has developed are near or below freezing. Note that your car can be colder than the air, and ice may need to be scraped off the windows even with temps in the mid 30s.
For Baltimore and the Mid-Atlantic: Patchy fog this morning, but clearing skies are on the way. The January Thaw continues as warmer air pushes into the region today — expect sunshine and highs in the mid-50s!
WESTERN MARYLAND
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!
Today, we return to 5 PM Sunset. This is what lies ahead:
Yesterday: Low 29°F; High 44°F
Precipitation: 0.00″
Season Snow Total: 2.0″
Snow Depth: 0″
Top Wind Gust: 14 mph
Sunrise at 7:26 AM
Sunset at 5:00 PM
Normal Low in Baltimore: 26ºF
Record Low: 1ºF in 2018
Normal High in Baltimore: 43ºF
Record High: 74ºF in 1907
Rainfall Deficit at BWI
When I say we need rain, this is why: Over just the last 4 years, we can see 2022 and 2023 balancing each other out. But the past two years have left the region with 16.91 inches BELOW AVERAGE rainfall. That cumulative effect is most noticeable in the deep ground/well water system.
Low Pressure developing in the Central US will be tracking to our North into the Great Lakes, allowing warmer air to push up into our region. This sets up the stage for the next storm with more rain to arrive later in the week.
The second storm will bring in more rain, reaching our region later Friday and Saturday, followed by the return of colder air.
Rain showers with warm air holding overnight.
Steady rain is likely throughout the day.
Colder air spills in with temps sliding back closer to average. Lake Effect snow will return, and we can’t rule out flurries across our northern zones or the mountains.
Not all areas will reach 1 inch, but we should get close with well over 1/2 inch of rain.
A return of colder air will bring near-normal temperatures.
The global weather pattern brings the return of an arctic-dominated pattern to focus the cold air back into the Eastern US next week.
A much deeper trough will set up in the Eastern US. This is a more favorable pattern for winter storms to develop between the Gulf and East Coast.
The breakdown and disruption of the Polar Vortex next week will include a large ridge in the Eastern Pacific/Western US and a Blocking Ridge in the North Atlantic/Greenland.
This favors the cold and stormy winter pattern for the Eastern US. Winter will be reloaded.
January Thaw starts today and peaks Saturday with highs in the mid-50s to low 60s! Then the cold returns Sunday with wind and possible flurries.
Wednesday: AM fog, then sunny. High 55°F.
Thursday: Mostly sunny. High 52°F, Low 35°F.
Friday: Warmer with late showers (50%). High 57°F, Low 37°F.
Saturday: Warm and rainy (70%). High 62°F, Low 52°F.
Sunday: Windy with flurries possible. High 49°F, Low 43°F.
Monday: Sunny. High 42°F, Low 29°F.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny. High 44°F, Low 27°F.
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