February 27 Weather Soggy Start Then Afternoon Sun But More Rain Sunday

Saturday February 27 2021

Last night snow and rain arrived a few hours early in the evening. This followed the winter pattern of early arrivals, but still brought wet snow on warmer ground.

This morning , we begin just above freezing with a chilly rain and fog. We still have a few hours of wet weather, but a dramatic shift into the afternoon as some clearing will warm us quickly into the 50s. There is still a chance to reach 60ºF as we saw last week with warm afternoons overshooting forecast numbers.

Morning Surface Weather

Friday Evening Snow Reports

How this started…. I posted about snow reports in southern Carroll County at 8 PM Friday. The response of reports was quite active…

Morning Temperatures

It is chilly, but above freezing for most of the region with the exception of a few mountain pockets

Rain Timeline Saturday —-> slider

ECMWF Model: Another band of rain for a few hours. Rain will end by noon for most of the region, with a thin ribbon across the souther part of the Bay.

Explore More:

Click to see Live Weather And Local Weather Page

Afternoon Temperatures

In you break into sun, temps will jump into the 50s in a hurry. There is a still a chance to make a run for 60ºF near Baltimore and Washington.

Forecast Snapshot: Central Maryland

A few hours of dry and mild air this afternoon before more rain and chilly temps Sunday. The next clearing will be Monday afternoon.

Sunday To Monday Morning: More Rain

ECMWF Model shows steady rain, heavy at times to end the weekend, and may linger into Monday morning.

Saturday Temperatures

This will be a cooler day remaining in the 40s.

Morning

Afternoon

Looking Ahead:

Wednesday:

This next storm may once again bring inland ares some snow. This model plot is not showing much, because of the timing delayed mid day. If this follows what just happened and occurred with most of our storms this winter, it will show up earlier. That would allow the morning hours to bring more of a slushy mix.

Jet Stream: Omega Block?

Here we see the core of the next cold surge on the east coast, which looks extreme. Another pocket of chilly air in the Northwest and a big warm ridge in the middle.

This resembles the Greek Letter Omega, and is a type of blocking pattern. We should watch and see if this remains. Some long range outlooks are suggesting a Greenland Block in the North Atlantic that would keep us cooler in the middle of March.

Next Weekend:

I do not buy this! I find it vey hard to get snow on the North Carolina coast in March. This strong storm would intensify off of the coast, out of out reach. I will be watching this to return to earlier suggestions tracking north into our region.

This would follow the extreme Omega Blocking shown above. If the results are less extreme, that would allow this storm to track colder to us.

Temperature Outlook

It is important to note that while we do expect some arctic air to make a return, it will be battling March sun! The impact of colder air masses this time of year are most notable in the overnight and early morning hours.