December 3, 2024

Tuesday morning report

Most of the country continues to be affected by the winter cold! Our weather will be calm for two days, then the main event will take place from Wednesday evening to Thursday morning. A clipper ship to our north will push a squall line of snow or a mix of showers across central Maryland by daybreak.

This will result in a dramatic drop in temperature and an increase in potentially damaging winds.

The overall outlook is bleak, but this round could ease by Sunday. Next week will be mild, with a chance of rain through Tuesday. There will be more cold air.

Local morning temperatures

Temperatures in the eastern USA

1930s to central Texas and northern Florida. Experience Miami in the 1950s for the second year in a row.

Morning surface weather

This card looks calm in the cold. Lake effect snow is the main activity right now. The next event will be a clipper ship in Canada just off screen. It will race through in the next 48 hours.

Afternoon temperatures

CLIMATE DATA: Baltimore

TODAY, December 3rd

Sunrise at 7:08 a.m

Sunset at 4:44 p.m

Normal low in Baltimore: 32°F

Record temperature of 11°F in 1976

Normal high temperature in Baltimore: 51°F

Record 72ºF in 1998

Baltimore Drought Update

• 6.91 inches BELOW AVERAGE precipitation since September 1st
• 7.37 inches BELOW AVERAGE precipitation since January 1st

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4TH

Morning temperatures

Afternoon temperatures

Wednesday evening

A clipper ship will pass well north, bringing fresh snow across the Great Lakes and the Northeast.

A burst of snow or mixed showers will occur in the Mid-Atlantic early Thursday. Then strong winds follow and temperatures drop.

Storm animation: Wednesday evening to Thursday evening

Radar simulation: Thursday midnight to noon

Snapshots Thursday morning:

Radar simulation

By daybreak, a layer of snow or mixed material will move through central Maryland!

temperatures

The freezing mark is west and north of Baltimore. A dramatic drop in temperature will occur immediately after the squall line passes.

Wind forecast 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m

Strong wind all day!!! May be strongest in the morning and midday.

Highest wind gusts on Thursday

These forecast numbers should result in wind advisories and warnings.

The strong winds will reach peak speeds of over 40 miles per hour in the Delmarva metropolitan areas.

50 to 60 miles per hour in the mountains.

Jetstream animation from Wednesday to Tuesday

Following the Arctic blast and strong winds, the jet stream will increase northward, allowing for a mild break early next week.

7 day forecast

The main event will be on Thursday: snow or mixing in the morning, then strong wind!

Mild temperatures through the end of the weekend for a break early next week.

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Snow report from November 22nd

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I understand that there are some spelling and grammatical errors, as well as occasional other errors. I take responsibility for my mistakes and even the computer errors I may miss. I’ve made a few public statements over the years, but if you’re new here you may have missed it: I have dyslexia and found out about it in my sophomore year at Cornell University. However, that didn’t stop me from getting my degree in meteorology and being the first to receive the AMS CBM in the Baltimore/Washington region.

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