July 23 Weather Storm Forecast And A Brief Heat Break In View

Thursday July 23 2020

The storms that erupted yesterday broke the heat and led to some local flooding, especially in Baltimore City. Some areas received as between 2 to 3 inches of rain.  The muggy weather we start today with will help to feed more scattered storms today, and there could be more flooding. The good news is that the extreme heat will break for a couple of days, but return by Sunday and next week.

Today’s Heat Advisory covers less area, but the chance for storms will be widespread.  See the forecast below.

Rainfall Yesterday

 

Morning Set Up

A band of rain passed through central Maryland and southern PA before sunrise. There is a larger cluster in the mountains that signifies the activity we could see at any time.

Temperatures: It’s Muggy!

 

Radar Loop

The cluster of storms in West Virginia is fading, but should regenerate later this morning.

 

Forecast

Heat Advisory for Southern Maryland and Southeast VA

 

High Temperatures

 

Heat Index  

 

Radar Simulation —> slider

Reminder: Short range modeling has been under estimating the storms. We can expect there to be more coverage again today, and I suspect the activity may start sooner (noon to 2 PM, especially in western and northern hills)

 

Rain Overnight

The best result could be extended hours or light to moderate rain overnight. That’s the forecast

 

Looking Ahead

Break from the storms and extreme heat this weekend. But they return next week.

 

 

Temperature Outlook