December 16, 2024

Monday morning report

It’s humid this morning as rain is still falling over Delmarva and moisture remains on the ground. There are areas of fog that can sometimes persist all day in the mountains.

The next shower will arrive this evening and overnight, with another on Wednesday.

The week will start off mild and a day or two could reach the lower 60s. Then there will be a dramatic shift to colder air this weekend. Gusty winds and storms can set the mood before the holiday week.

Local morning temperatures

In some areas with fog, temperatures may also be near freezing.

Live radar widget

Morning surface weather

There is a lot of moisture between the weather systems. One is leaving offshore, the other will arrive this evening.

There will continue to be dense fog this morning, which may continue throughout the day in the mountains.

Storm animation: ECWMF model

Monday morning to Wednesday evening

Quick look at the rapidly changing weather systems:

• The rain returns tonight and will ease by Tuesday morning.
• The next rain will come on Wednesday.

Afternoon conditions

3 p.m. relative humidity

Where it stays at 100% there could be mountain fog all day!

3 p.m. temperatures

Radar simulation forecast:
NAM 3Km: 3:00 p.m. to midnight

Rain will return and fall mostly overnight.

CLIMATE DATA: Baltimore

TODAY, December 16th

Sunrise at 7:20 a.m

Sunset at 4:45 p.m

Normal low in Baltimore: 30°F

Record temperature of 10°F in 1951

Normal high temperature in Baltimore: 47°F

Record 71ºF in 1971

Baltimore Drought Update

Sunday rain = 0.23

• 7.36 inches BELOW AVERAGE rainfall since September 1st
• 7.84 inches BELOW AVERAGE precipitation since January 1st

Tuesday, December 17th

The sun should return for a calm and mild day.

Morning temperatures

Afternoon temperatures

A QUICK LOOK AT THE WORKING WEEK

Wednesday afternoon to Friday evening

Rain with warm temperatures will swell and then move outward. The colder air will bring gusty winds and additional instability, which could lead to lake-effect snow in the mountains and thunderstorms further east.

Snapshots

WEDNESDAY

FRIDAY

LONGER RANGE PROSPECTS

Jetstream: Thursday to Sunday

The warm lightning will be replaced by the next arctic blast this weekend.

Snapshot Thursday

Mild with temperatures near 60F.

Snapshot Sunday

Much cooler as the frost may reach northern Florida in the morning.

7 day forecast

Warmer: First half of the week

Kalter: This weekend

A few rain events in between…

There will be strong winds and storms next weekend.

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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 area.

One of my professors told me that I had made it this far without knowing it and that I shouldn’t let it be a crutch for the future. That was Mark Wysocki, and he was absolutely right! I miss my mistakes when proofreading myself. The automatic spell checker on my computer sometimes misses the mark and makes the problem worse. I can also make mistakes in forecasting. Nobody is perfect at predicting the future. All maps and information are correct. The “wordy” stuff can get sticky.

There was no editor to review my work when writing and have it ready to ship in a newsworthy time frame. Barbara Werner is a member of the web team that helps me maintain this website. She has made it her mission to correct typos when available. That could be AFTER you read this. I accept that and perhaps prove that what you read is really mine… It’s part of my charm. #FITF