Wednesday December 17
We are about to take a break from the unusually cold start to December. The latest update now shows Baltimore’s BWI at 9.2°F below average for the month. The next two days will be closer to average and may feel warm relatively speaking.
This is ahead of our next storm, and there are a few things to focus on in the headlines.
Baltimore is -9.2°F to date. Much of the region has been 10 to 15 degrees BELOW AVERAGE.
There will be a transition today with a shift of wind and temperatures warming back to near normal.
The next storm system will be racing in from the Western US.
Temperatures will warm ahead of the storm. Rain arrives Thursday evening, heavy overnight, and may culminate with a storm line and possible thunder early Friday morning.
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Yesterday: Low 14F; High 36F
Precipitation:
Season Snow Total: 2.0”
Top Wind Gust: 13 mph
Sunrise at 7:20 AM
Sunset at 4:46 PM
Normal Low in Baltimore: 29ºF
Record 5ºF in 1951
Normal High in Baltimore: 47ºF
Record 68ºF in 1984
Rainfall Deficit at BWI
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Relative Humidity Through Morning
When approaching 100%, fog may form.
Temps near freezing with areas of fog could form a glaze of ice in spots.
Rain arrives from the South.
Rain will be heavy at times overnight, culminating with the cold front Friday morning.
This squall line may have thunder and high winds.
The line of heavy rain and gusty winds will pass through Central Maryland before sunrise.
High Temperatures will be in the morning, then turning colder.
As the squall line reaches the beaches, snow will return with a few coating to a couple of inches in the mountains.
Much of the region will get ‘close’ to 1 inch of rain.
This will wash away lot of snow and road salt.
The core cold air will pass through Friday and then a less intense wave on Sunday. Next week a push of warm air will surge into the middle of the nation. We will be on the edge Christmas Eve.
Colder air flows in behind the storm line.
The next Cold Pocket/Pattern Passing North.
The clash zone between the cold in New England and the approaching warm is likely to break out as a region of overrunning precipitation. This may translate to a wintry mix.
This is more of a pattern likelihood, no specifics at this time, since it is over 1 week away.
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In case you missed it, click this image for brief summary of the final snow totals from the last event.
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