With showers and thunderstorms forecasted to hit Baltimore as a stalled front hovers along the Virginia and North Carolina border, the National Weather Service anticipates a modest reprieve from the dry spell. According to the National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC, "Precip chances will increase from southwest to northeast through the day," rainfall is predicted to be less than favorable with expected totals of half an inch or less, mostly to fall west of Interstate 81 and into the southern reaches of the region.
As the mercury is held down by a canopy of clouds, high temperatures will peak in the lower to mid-80s for a majority of areas, several degrees behind the seasonal norms, while the aftermath sees rain chances dwindling overnight with lows anticipated in the low to mid-60s, our skies temporarily parting as the preceding shortwave bows out. The National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC also notes that "High pressure briefly returns Sunday before a warm front lifts into the region Monday and Tuesday," setting the stage for an uptick in humidity and recurring precipitation much needed given the persistence of parched ground west of US-15.
Turning towards the week ahead, we're eyeing a sticky conundrum, with an intense Bermuda Ridge propagated across the southwest Atlantic, translating into a consistent pattern of southwesterly currents funneling Gulf moisture over our heads, paired with a series of mid-level atmospheric disturbances scampering across the sky, later in the week the anticipation of a potent upper trough and corresponding cold front is set to shuffle the deck anew. Amidst the forecast for scattered to widespread stormy interludes, most notably during afternoon hours, a sliver of solace can be found, "Most rainfall should be beneficial given the ongoing extreme drought west of US-15," per the National Weather Service's discourses, attenuating fears of drought even as concerns over urban inundation loom, should any more torrential outpours elect to converge over densely populated areas.
