April 23 Warming Up With A Period Of Rain This Weekend And Space X Vapor Trail

Friday April 23 2021

If you were up early this morning for the Space X Rocket Launch, then you may already know… It is clear and chilly this morning. The launch was a success with Crew-2 safely on the way to the ISS.

You would have had to squint to see the vapor trail. It was not the same as the March event as it was higher in the sky and brighter. But, Samiuddin saw this in Ellicott City:

@JustinWeather @TonyPannWBAL @mjv_2000 @KnaptonOliver @AvaWBAL @ttasselWBAL
Got a glimpse of spacex falcon 9 launch, from Ellicott city pic.twitter.com/v4fZnzKqhb

— Samiuddin (@9sami98) April 23, 2021

James Willinghan captured these 4 images and annotated where the small vapor trail was seen.

This morning’s #SpaceX Dragon Crew-2 launch from Elkridge, MD. Definitely better to the naked eye. With the Sun rising and the sky brightening it was difficult getting any kind of long exposure images. @JustinWeather pic.twitter.com/nUDGLusbM4

— James Willinghan (@JamesWillinghan) April 23, 2021

What we will see…

Today: Sunshine and temps back to the 60s
Saturday: Increasing clouds. Rain arrives late afternoon.
Saturday night: Heavy rain (at times)
Sunday: Rain ends early, then breezy.
Next Week: Warming up A LOT!

Morning Surface Weather

We will have a nice day today, but nigh clouds will invade the sky. This may make for a nice sunset. Then, clouds thicken up tomorrow with rain arriving. See that rain timeline below.

Weather Almanac: Climate Data For Baltimore

Normal Low in Baltimore: 45ºF; Record 31ºF in 1982

Normal High in Baltimore: 67ºF, Record 94ºF 1960

Afternoon Forecast

Forecast Snapshot: Central Maryland

Saturday:

Morning Temperatures

Afternoon Temperatures

Rain Arrival

We should get most of the day in dry, with rain arriving from south to north after 4 PM. Plan for a wet evening and night.

Rain Animation: 4 PM Sat to 10 AM Sun

Rainfall Total

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.