Thursday June 29

Record Low

Wednesday morning was a chilly one across the east, and that is a rare thing for the end of June. Instead of heat and humidity, we had a legitimate chill in the air. At Baltimore’s BWI, the low temperature officially dropped to 51ºF breaking a 47 year old record low temperature by 2 notches set in 1970. This was 14 degree cooler than the normal low of 65ºF for the date… The refreshing air and low humidity lasted all day with a high of 81ºF, staying 5 degrees below normal.

Rocket Launch

After over a dozen delays, NASA finally launched that rocket from Wallops Island at 4:25 AM this morning. The clear sky from this cool air mass allowed for perfect conditions to demonstrate the high altitude colorful clouds across the east coast. I received many messages from people surprised by the bright spots in the early morning sky. Instead of the evening attempts all month, this was missed by many due to the early hour.

Return Of Heat

The same High Pressure that brought us record chill and clear skies for the launch, is now off the coast with a return flow from the south. This will pump in the heat, and a little more humidity. Today we will be back to around 90ºF. That’s nearly a 40 degree shift from yesterday morning. Eventually this will lead to more showers and storms, especially on Saturday.

 

Developing Storms

Some showers might develop on Friday afternoon. but the main event will be Saturday. There will be a few rounds of rain with a marginal risk of them turning severe. By Sunday, the rain wil move off of the coast and leave us just hot through Independence Day.

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Faith in the Flakes

The store is closing for the season. Next week we wil be shifting back to spring mode. This will include a severe weather STEM assembly program.