Wednesday February 14 2018

Happy Valentines Day ❤️ We are in for a wild ride that includes temperatures near 70ºF Thursday and then snow on Saturday. I said winter wasn’t done and today is the day to show off your love of snow.  Wear your L❄️VE shirts and get a photo solo or with your loved ones. Please look for my post about it on Facebook this afternoon around 2:14 PM and then share your photo so we can share the love. Your support has helped raise over $5,000 for the pediatric oncology wellness program Shannon and I are building. THANK YOU!

Weather Update: Please read closely, we have a lot of changes over the next few days.

Stats For February 14

Trivia: Today is the first day of the year that Baltimore has sunrise BEFORE 7 AM

Normal High:  45ºF

Record High: 70ºF in 1949

Normal Low: 26ºF

*Former Record Low: -2ºF in 1979

Snow Record: 4.0″ in 1986

Seasonal Snow To Date (at BWI): 6.5″

Sunrise: 6:59 AM

Sunset 5:42 PM

*Daylight = 2:19 longer than yesterday 

*Bay Water Temperature = 37ºF at Thomas Pt. Light House

 

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This Morning

 

Mild Afternoon

 

Showers Tonight

If you have dinner plans, consider this if you plan to be out after 8 PM

 

L❄️VE Snow ❤️

 

Multiple Styles: Ladies Performance, Unisex, Kids, and two types of Hoodies

My Fiancée Shannon is showing off her design for our L❄️VE Shirt.  Proceeds help the start-up of our new program for Pediatric Oncology Patients. The big announcement is just two weeks away.  Click here or on the photo to see more…

Winter weather will return soon….

Thursday

Warmest day of the week! There spread on the models still puts metro Baltimore to 70ºF within the margin of error. It will be more than 20 degrees above average!

 

More rain showers developing around the low Chesapeake Bay

 

Friday

Rain in the morning

 

Weekend: Winter Returns

This is a storm that models have only caught on to in the past 24 to 36 hours. It is based on the front returning farther north and just barely tapping into the brief bought of cold air in place.  Considering the model accuracy this winter, I do not believe we can lock into ‘amounts’ at this time since we need to firm up the precise track and freezing line.

Note: The track gives us a southeast wind, which would normally bring in warmer air to metro/I-95 locations. That needs to be factored in before promising snow totals. See the animation below.

GFS Model Animation

 

 

Canadian Model Animation

This is a little colder than the GFS output.

 

Temperature Outlook

 

 

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Also See:

My Winter Outlook 2017-2018 for more snow

Maryland Winters

La Nina Formed: What it could mean to our winter

NOAA Winter Outlook: Not The Best But Not The Worst For Snow

Two Farmers Almanacs Winter 2018 Outlooks

Winter Weather Folkore: Suggestions from Animals and Crops

First Frost and Freeze Dates For Maryland (southern PA and northern VA)

My Preliminary Winter Outlook Notes

Low Snow Winters In Baltimore: To Repeat Or Not Repeat

NOAA Ranks Blizzard 2016 4th Worst Snowstorm On Record

Blizzard 2016 Record Top Snowstorm: Area Totals

Extreme Weather of 2015 balanced out on both ends