Wednesday, December 24, Noon
It’s going to busy 24 hours across central MD as the entire area is under a Flash Flood Watch and a Wind Advisory. A strong cold front is poised to cross the area overnight, and ahead of the front are strong southerly winds and increasing chances for showers. As the front progresses east this evening, there will be heavy rain and even a chance for some severe weather. In addition, winds will also increase causing isolated tree damage and power outages. The front is expected to bring 1 – 3″ of rain and wind gusts of up to 40 mph.
Once the front crosses the region between midnight and 5AM, temperatures will fall very quickly and change any leftover rain to snow showers. In the normal far western and northern areas, there may be enough snow to whiten the ground, but no real accumulation is expected. However, for those doing any traveling early tomorrow morning, the models are showing some impressive temperature drops with the frontal passage, so assume that any surfaces that appear wet are actually frozen. Early travel tomorrow morning may be impacted, especially in areas well west and north. If anyone is traveling west through western MD, WV, or PA, WInter Storm Warnings are up for heavy snow beginning around midnight.
The weather settles down after early tomorrow and the rest of the long weekend looks sunny and cold. I’m still keeping an eye on late next week for the chance of winter storm. So far the models are not showing anything, though the pattern looks promising, so hopefully we have something to track soon.
Be safe and Happy Holidays!
The Weather Mill 