Thursday January 15
Winter is Back! It will be hard to deny as temperatures will be falling all day and winds increase through tonight. Gusts have already surpassed 30 mph, and more of that is on the way. So, our focus will be on the wind chill, then some light snow.
Yesterday was 15 degrees above normal, so this may be a shock to the system. What might not be a shock was that the light snow on the back edge of showers overnight did not materialize. I mentioned this on social media before bed, but you may have missed it. That minor event and miss are now behind us. What lies ahead falls in line with this being the historically coldest time of the year. We have at least two weeks ahead with repeated reinforcements of arctic air.
To get you in the mood, here is our live view of Western Maryland at McHenry and Wisp Ski Resort. They had been expecting 2 to 4 inches of fresh snow overnight.
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!
The cold front that moved through was mostly dry for us, but snow is falling in New England with strong Lake Effect snow behind it.
For us, winds have already gusted 30 to 40 mph, and may be even stronger tonight as COLDER AIR arrives.
The Arctic Air on the move into the Northern Plains will help enhance some light snow chances this weekend.
Gusts 30 to 40 mph, may be stronger this evening and tonight.
Yesterday: Low 44°F; High 54°F
Precipitation: Trace
Season Snow Total: 2.0″
Snow Depth: 0″
Top Wind Gust: 22 mph
Sunrise at 7:24 AM
Sunset at 5:08 PM
Normal Low in Baltimore: 25ºF
Record Low: -2ºF in 1964
Normal High in Baltimore: 43ºF
Record High: 78ºF in 1932
Rainfall Deficit at BWI
A disturbance may produce a band of light snow for the inland areas.
Light Snow across the region, most likely in the morning to midday, then mild.
The coastal storm developing may be close enough for light snow on our Eastern Edge across Delmarva, including the coast.
Repeating pulses of arctic air arrive, with maybe a day or two lull in between.
Winter is back! Multiple light snow chances through the weekend
Tuesday’s high only 23°F with a low of 10°F!
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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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This was issued October 9, as expected: A weak and short-lived event to start winter may play a different role this winter.
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