August 3 Weather Haze Departs And Showers Roll In

August 3, 2023

Thursday Morning Update

Our pleasant air mass has been marred with the Canadian Wildfire Smoke. We did get a break yesterday, but a final plume returned and is with us this morning. This will get pushed out as the winds shift.

This will bring in some showers and storms later today and tomorrow. Then we get back to typical summer weather.

Smoke Forecast

The final plume of this segment is with us this morning but should depart this afternoon.

Morning

Afternoon

Forecast Animation Through Friday Night

Morning Surface Weather

AS warmer air moves in the winds will push the smoke away and bring some storms our way later today and Friday.

We may escape the swelter, but record heat remains in the Southern Plains and Southwest US.

Afternoon Temperatures

Still cooler than average.

Radar Simulation Forecast

Noon to 10 PM

Small Chance Of Showers

Personal Note:

I am in my final preparation for Maryland Trek 10. We roll out this Saturday and our team begins from the summit of Wisp on Sunday. I plan to continue writing a forecast each morning for you and/or our part of the state each day. However, they will be shorter posts due to time constraints. Also, I will share via email, but not on Facebook as we need to play with the algorithm to get our event the best reach.  Please sign up here if you have not already to receive weather updates.

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CLIMATE DATA

TODAY August 3

Normal Low in Baltimore:  67ºF

Record 55ºF in 1998

Normal High in Baltimore: 88ºF

Record 100ºF 2006

Friday Weather

More clouds and cooler temps with a cluster of rain…expected to pass through Southern Maryland. There will be scattered showers in Central Maryland and north of Baltimore.

Morning Temperatures

Rain Forecast

A band of rain will pass through Southern Virginia and Maryland, with more scattered showers farther north.

Model Simulation 

WRF Forecast 8 AM to 8 PM

Afternoon Temperatures

Cooler in the rain region.

Rain Forecast Sunday to Tuesday Night

7 Day Forecast

This weekend we get back to regular summer weather. The return of heat and humidity will be on Monday, then possibly back into a quiet pattern next week.

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RESTATING MY MESSAGE ABOUT DYSLEXIA

I am aware there are some spelling and grammar typos and occasional other glitches. I take responsibility for my mistakes, and even the computer glitches I may miss. I have made a few public statements over the years, but if you are new here you may have missed it: I have dyslexia, and found out during my second year at Cornell University. It didn’t stop me from getting my meteorology degree and being the first to get the AMS CBM in the Baltimore/Washington region. One of my professors told me that I had made it that far without knowing, and to not let it be a crutch going forward. That was Mark Wysocki and he was absolutely correct! I do miss my mistakes in my own proofreading. The autocorrect spell check on my computer sometimes does an injustice to make it worse. I also can make mistakes in forecasting. No one is perfect at predicting the future. All of the maps and information are accurate. The ‘wordy’ stuff can get sticky.  There has been no editor that can check my work when I needed it and have it ready to send out in a newsworthy timeline. Barbara Werner is a member of the web team that helps me maintain this site. She has taken it upon herself to edit typos when she is available. That could be AFTER you read this. I accept this and perhaps proves what you read is really from me… It’s part of my charm.

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