BLOG: Upward Climb Continues
Even though there were a lot of clouds around today, temperatures started to climb upwards. We topped out at 63 degrees, and there were a lot of people in the 70s and 80s just off to southwest in West Virginia and Virginia. That upward climb will continue tomorrow because these clouds were associated with a warm front. Clouds and fog will linger through the morning before mixing with sunshine. When it does, temperatures are going to sky-rocket. We are not dropping out of the 50s overnight, then going into the 80s tomorrow afternoon. The current record for tomorrow is 85 degrees set way back in the 1800s.
A strong cold front is moving across the middle of the country from North Dakota down through Texas. This front is already producing widespread severe weather with large tornadoes and softball sized hail. That front will continue to produce severe weather as it moves eastward through the Ohio and Tennessee River Vallies tomorrow, before moving toward the Mid-Atlantic and East Coast Monday night/early Tuesday morning. This front will weaken by the time it gets to Maryland, but there is the chance for strong to maybe severe thunderstorms when it does move through. Just like last week, thunderstorms will give way to a time of rain Tuesday morning before tapering off midday. Meanwhile, it will still be mild on Tuesday but our high in the low 60s will be very early in the day with temperatures falling through the afternoon.
We will get a break in the weather Wednesday and Thursday. Highs will be close to average mid-week, in the 60s. Another storm will move our way late Friday into the weekend as the storms continue to line up and move our way.
