November 6, 2023
Monday Morning Update
After our warm weekend, there is a brief cool-down today, only to be followed by another warm-up. Baltimore reached 71ºF on Saturday and 74ºF on Sunday. This has been more than 10 degrees above average.
This pattern has been stuck for a while and will continue this week: Dry in the east with mild to above average temperatures. Meanwhile, a cold storm track persists to the north across the Great Lakes.
I do not see this as a winter preview, which I will explain later today. However, for the time being, we have abnormally dry to drought conditions across our region in danger of expanding.
The next rain chance will be at the end of the work week.
STANDARD TIME REALITY
More light in the morning, but you will surely notice it at the end of the work day!
Sunrise Today = 6:40 AM
Sunset Today = 5:00 PM
Temperatures will remain warmer than normal for most of the week ahead. In fact, there is little shift in our weather pattern. This may be highlighted by the reduction of our rain chance to one day at the end of the work week.
We continue to watch an active storm track across the Great Lakes with the first signals of winter snow in Canada.
High Pressure remains in control across the Eastern US, which will keep us dry this week. There will be impulses to swing the temps, but warmer days are ahead.
A Solar Storm last week reached Earth over the weekend. The key measure of the Planetary K index peaked between Kp 5 to 7. We usually need an 8 or higher to be seen in the mid-latitudes. However, a rare SAR ARC outer ionosphere display as a red smudge was seen. Check out the best photos I received.
Earlier Photos
CLIMATE DATA: Baltimore
TODAY November 6
Sunrise at 6:40 AM
Sunset at 5:00 PM
Normal Low in Baltimore: 39ºF
Record 22ºF in 1991
Normal High in Baltimore: 61ºF
Record 80ºF 2015
The updated forecast shows a cold wintry storm in Northern New England rising our temps Thursday. Then we get the cold front on Friday with a surge of rain. This may be met with snow in the mountains over 2,000 Ft in Western Maryland to West Virginia.
The system will move off the coast Saturday morning, setting up a colder and dry weekend.
Rain may expand out of the mountains across the rest of the Mid-Atlantic during the morning into the afternoon.
Steady rain in the mountains with high mountains slushy snow.
Most of the metro and central areas may end up with scattered showers instead of the needed rain.
This weather system will move off the coast leading to clearing and cooler weather for the rest of the weekend.
The dominant airflow will be mild. The intrusions of colder air will be marginal and brief.
The up and down temps this week should peak Thursday. Then our best chance of rain will be Friday into Saturday morning… marking colder air.
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