April 21 Wild Weather: Severe Storm Risk And Freeze Warning

Wednesday April 21 2021

It is hard to wrap up today’s weather in a single statement. This morning will be warm, but turning breezy with showers. A line of showers will develop, followed by a squall line that may produce severe storms but lasting less than half an hour.

Definitely bring a coat with you for the trip home later. If your kids have after school sport, it will be very chilly!

Tonight temperatures will drop below freezing inland, and BWI could get close to the record low Thursday morning.

Snow will begin falling in western Maryland this morning, and a few flurries could reach the western suburbs before this is all done.

Severe Storm Risk: Today

Criteria for a storm to be considered ‘severe’ includes winds over 58 mph, large hail over 1 inch, or an isolated tornado.

Freeze Warning: Tomorrow Morning

Morning Surface Weather

We call this a Double Barrel Cold Front. They will team up as they cross Maryland today, resulting in the developing storms and dramatic drop in temperatures.

Radar Simulation —-> slider

Squall Line should cross central Maryland between 12 PM and 2 PM. Then reach the beaches by 4 PM.

Watch The Snow In Western Maryland

Snow Cam 1

Snow is expected to be falling before sunrise on Wednesday… Keep checking back to see.

This webcam is positioned at The Greene Turtle Deep Creek Lake and shows Wisp Resort, including a zoomed-in view of Squirrel Cage, The Face, the terrain park, Boulder, the mountain coaster, the tubing park and a shot of McHenry Cove at Deep Creek Lake!

Snow Cam 2

This webcam is positioned at the very popular Lakeside Creamery and Copper Kettle Popcorn Factory.

Views of Deep Creek Lake, Deep Creek Lake State Park, the Glendale Road Bridge, and more!

Web Cams Provided By

Railey Realty and Railey Vacations

Temperatures

Morning Observations

Weather Almanac: Climate Data For Baltimore

Normal Low in Baltimore: 44ºF; Record 29ºF in 1956

Normal High in Baltimore: 67ºF, Record 88ºF 1957

Early Afternoon Forecast

Evening

Thursday Morning

Record Low In Baltimore: 32ºF in 1875

Temperature Outlook

Sunshine Sate Of Mind

I am done with the cold and snow (for the season). I am embracing my wife’s mantra of Sunshine State of Mind.

This was designed by Shannon Berk and we will be wearing it through spring and to the beach.

Double Benefit: Proceeds will be split between our nonprofit Just In Power Kids and the development of my new weather website. That has been scheduled to be ready to launch in May.