October 30 Warming up now through Halloween heat, then another cool weekend and warm again next week

30 October 2024

Report Wednesday morning

It’s deja vu again! We remain stuck in this repeating pattern of high pressure dominating the east coast pumping in warmer winds from the southwest. The active weather and colder air will remain in the western United States.

The Temps will approach record territory in some areas, but likely just miss in Baltimore.

The weekend brings another cool down, only to be followed by ANOTHER warm up next week! The pattern change is more than a week away, so the late summer temps aren’t done yet.

Morning temperatures

Surface weather in the morning

Here’s our warm-up! High pressure continues to build up off the east coast, pumping warmer winds in from the southwest. The next cold front will be active with strong to severe thunderstorms. The colder air on the other side makes a brief visit this weekend.

Temperatures in the afternoon

Warming up in the mid and upper 70s.

CLIMATE DATA: Baltimore

TODAY October 30

Sunrise at 7:33

Sunset at 18:07

Normal low in Baltimore: 41ºF

Record 26ºF in 1965

Normal high in Baltimore: 63ºF

Record 83ºF 1946; 2016

Drought update

Baltimore only recorded significant rain on October 1. Barely measurable on the 2nd and a trace on the 4th. So basically it’s been about 4 weeks since we had rain:

• October 1st = 0.35″
• October 2 = 0.01
• Oct 3 = 0.00
• October 4 – Trace…

Baltimore Stats:

Precipitation -5.75” since Sep 1

THURSDAY 31 OCTOBER: HALLOWEEN

Morning low

Afternoon high

Wind forecast

We can thank the wind from the southwest for pumping the heat in.

wider view

High pressure off the east coast and the cold front to the west will help funnel the warm winds into…

The cold front may be responsible for severe weather in the Midwest…

FRIDAY MORNING

Rain showers? Radar forecast midnight to 2 p.m

Snapshot sunrise on Friday

Animation: Halloween Thursday to Sunday evening

The rain from the front disappears over the mountain. The back of the weekend’s cooling will be a warm front with showers passing to our north on Sunday night.

Sunday evening

A warm front will bring a band of rain that will most likely keep the showers to the north, but we’ll all be entering above average temps…

Jet Stream animation: Saturday to Tuesday

Next week: A repeat of the ridge and warm-up!

Snapshot: Tuesday

The peak temperatures can challenge the record high temperatures.

NOAA temperature forecast

It will be ANOTHER WEEK of very warm temperatures.

7 day weather forecast

Rain showers on Friday will not necessarily have an impact. Just the edge of the weekend cool down.

Next week heats up again!!!

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