December 7th: Cold today, warmer tomorrow and rain expected next week

December 7, 2024

Saturday morning report

The morning starts cloudy and cold for many of us. This should be a morning thing as the sun should try to return in the afternoon. This will be the signal for a turnaround.

Sunday should be sunny and mild, with temperatures falling back into the upper 60s early in the week. There will be rain to warm up, which we urgently need. Two systems are on the way: the first arrives on Monday, the larger one on Wednesday.

The change in forecast pattern means we’ll be warmer for another week, but winter is still about to return with the holidays.

Local morning temperatures

Morning surface weather

We have a cloudy and cold start, but clouds are expected to move in and give us a sunny end to the day.

The large ridge of high pressure will move eastward, helping to keep the snow track north along the Canadian border and shifting warmer winds our way through tomorrow.

Wind forecast 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m

The breeze will keep the wind chill below freezing this morning but will ease later in the day.

Afternoon temperatures

CLIMATE DATA: Baltimore

TODAY, December 7th

Sunrise at 7:13 a.m

Sunset at 4:44 p.m

Normal low in Baltimore: 31°F

Record temperature of 6°F in 2002

Normal high temperature in Baltimore: 50°F

Record 77ºF in 1988

Baltimore Drought Update

7.42 inches BELOW AVERAGE rainfall since September 1st

7.88 inches BELOW AVERAGE precipitation since January 1st

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8TH

Morning temperatures

Afternoon temperatures

Storm animation: Monday to Thursday

The storm track will bring us rain Monday afternoon AND a stronger system Wednesday.

After this passes, colder air will follow, but the storm’s snowfall will be limited to the mountains and north.

Snapshot Monday

This is our warm-up program. Temperatures will be in the high 50s and maybe even lower 60s for a few days.

Snapshot Wednesday morning

Snapshot Wednesday evening

Precipitation potential

Even if we get 1 to 2 inches of rain, it will be a small dent in the larger drought that is nearly 8 inches short.

Jetstream: Sunday to Friday

The trend will be mild before the storm and after the second rain event.

NOAA Temperature Outlook

This warm trend will continue into the week before Christmas. It doesn’t show the likely cooler air that will arrive just before the holidays.

7 day forecast

The warming trend begins Sunday and leads to the next storm.

It will rain on Monday, and it will rain more heavily on Wednesday. There will be a brief drop in temperatures towards the end of the week, but a further warming trend is expected the following week.

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