September 26, 2023
Tuesday Morning Update
It may be hard to believe that just two weeks ago we had a record-breaking heat wave. Now under the blanket of low clouds and lingering drizzle, our afternoon temps are running close to 15 degrees cooler than normal.
The ghost of Ophelia continues to linger off the coast. This will keep the steady light wind from the East. So more of the same for a few days: Drizzle, some showers, and temps staying nearly the same from morning to afternoon.
When we see very little spread in the morning, it is often due to cloud cover or precipitation. Here we see mid 50s to lower 60s in metro areas.
There is plenty of drizzle that may not show up on Radar. So use this with some discretion.
Steadier rain has been falling across central Pennsylvania. This is all in response to the ghost of Ophelia off the coast sending in an easterly wind.
The remnant Low of Ophelia is located off the East Coast. This will slowly drift southward and continue a persistent onshore flow. That means more of the same: Low clouds, drizzle, and some showers.
This also puts pressure on the coastlines for higher tides.
The Western Shore of the Chesapeake Bay may see additional flooding. Below is a look at the next few high tides in Annapolis for potential flooding.
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The ghost of Ophelia will linger off the coast keeping the same onshore flow for a few days.
This will keep pockets of drizzle and a few additional showers.
A steady wind from the Northeast will continue around the Ghost of Ophelia.
Winds will range from 10 to 25 mph. Stronger on the water and across Delmarva.
Temperatures will barely move with the clouds and drizzle.
It is possible BWI ends up a little higher than this suggestion. I have metro Baltimore ‘Near 60ºF’.
Plan for it to be cool and damp. There may be lingering drizzle with temps ‘near’ 60ºF. The game should go on schedule.
Sunrise at 6:58 AM
Sunset at 6:58 PM
Normal Low in Baltimore: 55ºF
Record 40ºF in 1879
Normal High in Baltimore: 76ºF
Record 95ºF 1970
The continuing issue will be the onshore winds from the Northeast. Not strong, but keeping the drizzle and some showers (more east) in place.
Coastal Flooding may also be a routine at high tide on the Western Shore of the Bay and Ocean coastline.
Once again there will be very little movement with the clouds and high moisture content in the air.
Lingering drizzle and showers will be hard to see on the radar and in this simulation. However, they will be there for a few days.
A new system may provide more showers later Thursday into Friday which should kick this pattern out of here. That will allow gradual clearing over the weekend into early next week.
The newest storm in the Atlantic is Tropical Storm Philippe. This is in the central Atlantic and in my humble opinion is not going to be much more than a rainmaker for some of the Eastern Caribbean Islands.
Winds are at 50 mph and it is moving to the west but will interact with upper-level winds that will enhance sheer and degrade this over the next 5 days. This is more common with an El Niño set up in the Pacific.
Here we see it remaining a Tropical Storm, then downgraded to a Depression as it gets closer and passes North of the Caribbean. I need to point out that this remnant Low may end up in the same region where both Franklin and Idalia passed.
While stuck under this pattern and the onshore East wind from the Ghost of Ophelia, we remain mostly cloudy with drizzle or showers through Thursday.
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