July 15, 2023
Saturday Update
There is an old cold front that has stalled and is fading across our region this morning. We remain warm and humid but have very ambiguous triggers to ignite storms today.
We are still in a drought, with parts of Maryland missing out on the recent round of rain, and a severe drought remains in parts of Carroll and Frederick Counties. So any rain will help.
We will get some pop-up showers this afternoon, then more numerous storms tonight into Sunday morning. That will set up areas of fog and more humidity to give us a more active Sunday.
The old front that is dissipating is located right over central Maryland. The next influence for more widespread rain will come from a weather system in the Ohio Valley… Arriving on Sunday.
Another hot day with humidity resulting in a slightly higher Heat Index.
The idea here is that there will be some pop-up showers. It is impossible to pinpoint specifics in this setup. Just keep an eye out for anything near you.
The mountains will help develop more late day storms, which will carry east into metro areas this evening and tonight.
An increased chance for more rain this evening and overnight.
Normal Low in Baltimore: 68ºF
Record 57ºF in 1999
Normal High in Baltimore: 89ºF
Record 102ºF 1995
A warm and muggy start… Perhaps wet and foggy as well. Places that do get rain overnight are more likely to be foggy.
A band of rain overnight could pulse with some rumbles of thunder at daybreak.
After the morning showers, there will be a break, then a line of storms is expected to develop from the mountains in the afternoon.
With more clouds and showers, temps should be a little lower than the previous afternoons.
More numerous showers and storms on Sunday, then a break on Monday. The week ahead may alternate between dry and stormy days. This is subject to change with the small and subtle influences in the atmosphere.
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