Wednesday, June 11 2025
A new air mass is here, and we should feel it with lower humidity and sunshine. However, we once again have haze from Canadian wildfire smoke. It may look muggy with the plume of smoke, but it is mostly at cloud level. Ground-level air quality will be Code Yellow. This may deteriorate with building heat and pollution over the next two days as we get to the 90s for the first time this year in Baltimore.
The extended outlook shows a chance for rain over the weekend, but it will not be a washout. The likely result will be pop-up thunderstorms during the late afternoon and evening—a typical summer set-up. However, there is a larger rain maker we are timing out (for now) next Monday.
I was out with friends last night and captured this in Hampstead, MD
Strawberry Moon
🌕 🍓 Just got this in Manchester MD at 9:17 PM. Jackie and I are out at dinner with the Mosko family. These are from Elizabeth and Jackie. pic.twitter.com/y6YlcyCwX0— Justin Berk (@JustinWeather) June 11, 2025
The best photos I saw were from Tommy Horn:
Strawberry Moon over Lake Champlain, NY! 🍓🌕@JustinWeather @aaronjayjack @VisualsbySauter @TylerJankoski @WasilenkoAlex @DurkinWeather @DHTheWeatherNut @PeteWeatherBeat @forecaster25 @WeatherManFinn @NycStormChaser pic.twitter.com/Ff73XwLD6I
— Tommy Horn (@TommyHornWX1) June 11, 2025
High Pressure has brought us a pleasant air mass… but also the plume of wildfire smoke. This will make the sky hazy today, even with lower humidity.
Summer heat will pump into the 90s over the next few days.
Wildfire Smoke Simulation 8 AM to 10 PM
This plume of upper-level smoke will be notable but not as thick as last week.
The peak of the smoky haze will be early afternoon.
Gusts over 20 mph as a new air mass lowers the humidity.
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Sunrise at 5:40 AM
Sunset at 8:33 PM
Normal Low in Baltimore: 61ºF
Record 49ºF in 1960
Normal High in Baltimore: 83ºF
Record 97ºF 1964
Rainfall Deficit at BWI
Ending 2024 = -8.00”
Since Jan 1 = -2.06”
We are STILL DOWN -10.06” INCLUDING LAST YEAR
This is an annual event: Hiking and biking 329 miles in 7 days between the Summit of Wisp to Ocean City.
Here are the kids we will honor each day as we cross Maryland.
Our full week team is set. We have our Day 4 all-bike ride open for registration.
Mainly spotty showers late afternoon and evening. More pronounced rain may show up on Monday.
The annual event: Hiking and biking 329 miles in 7 days between The Summit of Wisp to Ocean City.
Each day, we honor a kid and their family’s cancer journey.
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