May 24 Weather Still Breezy And Cool With Some Warming For Memorial Day Then Rain Next Week

Saturday, May 2,4 2025

Our society treats this holiday weekend as the unofficial start of summer, but the atmosphere has something different in mind. We remain under the influence of an unseasonably cool pattern in the jet stream, and even with some sun, the warm-up will remain below average.

This setup brings us a clear start with a chill in the air. The gusty wind from the Northwest will help build afternoon clouds… especially in the northern hills.

The warm-up Sunday and Monday will aim for the lower 70s, and each day may have more afternoon clouds. The only wrinkle may be an early morning rain shower in Southern Maryland on Monday, but Memorial Day itself does now look good…

Our next storm will race in with more clouds on Tuesday and another round of steady rain by Wednesday.

Morning Surface Weather

The Nor’easter is passing East of Boston this morning. This has kept the chilly wind and rain wrapped around it AND the larger Upper-Level Low located in Western New York State.  There has been a fresh coating of snow in the high mountains of New England!

Locally, a chilly breeze will continue around this storm complex. The air is also unsettled, so we may see more afternoon showers pop up.

A large area of High Pressure in the Midwest will be spreading our way, gradually improving our weather and warming it up a bit this weekend.

Morning Temperatures

Wind Forecast 8 AM to 8 PM

Breezy again with gusts between 20 and 25 mph.

Afternoon Focus at 4 PM

Wind Snapshot

Cloud Forecast:

The typical afternoon clouds will build across Pennsylvania from the NW Wind…

Another round of clouds in the Virginia mountains…

In Between: Mostly Sunny

Afternoon Temperatures

Still about 10 degrees below average.

CLIMATE DATA: Baltimore

TODAY May 24

Sunrise at 5:46 AM

Sunset at 8:21 PM

Normal Low in Baltimore:  56ºF

Record 41ºF in 1963

Normal High in Baltimore: 77ºF

Record 93ºF 1933

Drought UPDATE: Map Was Updated Thursday

Rainfall Deficit at BWI

• Ending 2024 =  -8.00”
• Since Jan 1 =  -2.32”
• We are DOWN -10.32” including last year

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SUNDAY

Morning Low Temperatures

Afternoon High Temperatures

Storm Forecast: Sunday to Wednesday

Memorial Day ‘might’ bring a very early morning rain shower to Southern Maryland, then clearing.

Tuesday brings increasing clouds, then steady rain on Wednesday.

Snapshots

Monday Morning

Wednesday Afternoon

NOAA Temperature Outlook

Thu May 29 to Mon Jun 2: Remaining Cooler Than Average

7 Day Forecast

Cooler than average, but dry!

Memorial Day: “Maybe” a VERY EARLY rain shower South; then Sun with Afternoon Clouds

Rain returns on Wednesday

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