Wednesday, March 16 Warm afternoon, then rain this evening and tomorrow

Wednesday March 16th

morning report

With the end of winter, we shift our focus to everyday outdoor activities. As a parent of two children in sports, I understand the importance of tracking rain and wet fields. That will be a topic for the next two days.

73ºF was reached in Baltimote yesterday which helped dry out the wet soil but a fresh round of rain will arrive tonight through tomorrow. The good news is that “most” of our days are in the 60’s and 70’s and will be dry for the next week.

headlines

• Today back to the lower 70s
• The rain will start late tonight
• Tomorrow: Rain/more near Baltimore, South and East
• The next chance of rain is on Saturday

Set up tomorrow

surface weather

The next southerly storm (that’s where our snow from last weekend came from) will give us increasing clouds today. So look out for milky white skies and fading sunshine this afternoon. But we should get warm again.

The rain will arrive tonight and most of tomorrow.

morning temperatures

afternoon temperatures

TODAY 16.03

Seasonal Snow: 14.4″

Normal low in Baltimore: 33ºF

Record 14º F in 1911

Normal high in Baltimore: 54ºF

Record 85ºF 1945

rain tomorrow

Rain starts after 9pm tonight, then we focus on the showers and steady rain during the day.

The track shows less rain northwest of Baltimore, more around the city and to the south/east.

Thursday morning

Thursday afternoon

Rain is pounding until Saturday

After tomorrow’s rain event we are waiting for the push of the next system on Saturday. This will come with warmer air. There will be no washout and it’s hard to call it a ‘wet’ day, but the chance of showers is around 60% and it may last a few hours in the afternoon.

7 day forecast

SEE ALSO

ALL FITF GEAR

FITF STORM SNOW

Winter Outlook Series:

My call for snowfall

Review of Last Winter: My Old Outlook and Your Grades of My Storm Forecasts

Winter Weather Page – Lots of resources

Increasing sunspots in the solar cycle indicate more snow

Comparison of 4 different Farmer’s Almanacs: Majority colder winter outlook than NOAA

NOAA Winter Outlook – but read the fine print

Signals for an early start of winter in November

Winter Outlook Series: La Nina Double Dip

Nor’easter can provide a clue to the winter La Nina pattern

Winter Folklore Checklist

*Disclaimer due to frequently asked questions:

I am aware that there are some spelling and grammatical errors. I’ve made a few public statements over the years, but if you’re new here you might have missed it:

I have dyslexia and found it out in my sophomore year at Cornell University. I didn’t stop myself from earning my Meteorology degree and being the first to receive the AMS CBM in the Baltimore/Washington area.

I miss my mistakes in my own proofreading. The autocorrect spell checker on my computer sometimes does a wrong to make it worse.

All maps and information are correct. The “wordy” stuff can get sticky.

There is no editor who can check my work when i need it and have it ready to ship in a newsworthy timeline.

I accept that and maybe proves that what you read is really mine…

It’s part of my charm.

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