April 29 A Taste Of Summer Heat As Severe Storms Expected Just West Later Today

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

One year ago on this date, we set a new record high temperature in Baltimore with 92°F. Today, there will be a hint of summer heat and humidity, just not that warm.

Our surge in temperatures will come ahead of a cold front that has all the hallmarks of a severe storm outbreak across the nation. The focus today with the most dangerous storms will be across Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, and into Central New York. There may be widespread damaging winds, large hail, and some supercells with multiple tornadoes.

NOAA SEVERE STORM RISK

A large area of strong to severe thunderstorms across the nation today.

Level 3 Enhanced Risk for Ohio to Western Pennsylvania and Central New York.

There may be multiple supercells with large hail AND tornadoes.

These storms will weaken across the mountains, but bring us rain showers overnight.

Slightly cooler tomorrow and then we may get more daily thunderstorms later Thursday and Friday. We need rain, and the pattern could begin to turn wetter this weekend and into next week.

Drought Reminder

Rainfall Deficit at BWI

• Ending 2024 =  -8.00”
• Since Jan 1 =  -3.77”
• We are DOWN -11.77” including last year

CLIMATE DATA: Baltimore

TODAY April 29

Sunrise at 6:10 AM

Sunset at 7:58 PM

Normal Low in Baltimore:  48ºF

Record 32ºF in 2022

Normal High in Baltimore: 71ºF

Record 92ºF 2024

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Morning Temperatures

Surface Weather

A strong cold front will be the focus of the line of severe storms today. The most intense activity will focus along this front into the Ohio Valley through Central New York.

Here in the Mid-Atlantic ahead of that system, southerly winds will pump in more heat and a hint of summer humidity.

Radar Simulation: 8 AM to Midnight

CLOSER LOOK

Afternoon Winds

Gusts FROM THE SOUTH 20 to 25 mph.

Afternoon Temperatures

NOAA SEVERE STORM RISK

Level 3 Enhanced Risk for Ohio to Western Pennsylvania and Central New York.

There may be multiple supercells with large hail AND tornadoes.

Radar Simulation 8 AM to Midnight

Snapshots

7 PM

The peak activity will reach Western PA and NY, then begin to weaken as it crosses the mountains.

10 PM

Remnants of those storms will bring showers into our Mid-Atlantic region.

Home Focus

10 PM

Midnight

WEDNESDAY

Morning Low Temps

Radar Simulation: 8 AM to Midnight

A morning shower, then the focus for rain and storms will shift with the heat to Southern Virginia.

Afternoon High Temperatures

LOOKING AHEAD

Storm Forecast: Thursday Afternoon to Monday

Evening thundershowers on Thursday and Friday.

Steady rain may arrive Saturday afternoon

Then…

A new pattern may lock in an upper Low and Easterly flow from the Atlantic, sending us cool ocean winds and rain on Monday.

7 Day Forecast

• Today: Summer Heat and Humidity
• Tonight: Rain Showers….
• Thursday and Friday: Evening T’Storms
• Rain: It is possible we get steady rain Saturday, then again Monday into next week.

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