The weather in Baltimore is taking a seasonal swing, with forecasters at the National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC pointing to a mix of mild days followed by a descent into colder temperature territories as the week progresses. After saying goodbye to a cold front, the area looks forward to a brief respite with high pressure building to the south, ensuring clearer skies for the remainder of the day. "A bunch of forecast soundings support this which favors a mild day with 850-mb temperatures around 0C," reports the National Weather Service, suggesting that the temperatures could reach low 60s in some areas.
Looking ahead, the weather narrative begins to flip pages towards New Year's festivities, where revelers might need to keep an umbrella close; as an area of low pressure is expected to introduce another round of rainfall on Tuesday, New Year's Eve, although conditions might clear up closer to midnight for a potentially dry start to the new year. "Rain/snow mix is possible west of I-81 on Tuesday morning," said the forecast discussion from the National Weather Service, indicating a hint of winter's touch as the year draws to a close, and this is especially noteworthy along the Alleghenies with the winter weather threat where snow showers become the main character by mid-week, a harbinger of travel challenges and the tactile crunch of snow beneath boots.
As the work week resumes, sun and clouds will dapple the sky and westerly gusts will ruffle feathers, particularly on Wednesday with speeds potentially touching the 30 to 35 mph mark, while the rest of the region enjoys a mixed bag of mid 40s to low 50s temperatures. "Prepare for hazardous mountain travel to start off the new year which includes snow-covered roads, marked reductions in visibility, and possible travel delays," the National Weather Service advises, noting an accumulative snowfall forecast of 3 to 5 inches along the Allegheny range.
By the weekend the narrative arcs back to wintry notes, as high pressure seems insufficient to keep a cooler chapter from unfolding, with potential for snow showers extending beyond mountaintops to the metropolitan edges on Friday and maybe into the weekend. Another low-pressure system could bring another round of mountain snow and at least a chance for snow farther to the east on Sunday, informs the regional forecast, signaling to Baltimore and its neighbors that winter's plot is far from concluded, and the layers we wrap around ourselves are both armor against the chill and swaddling for the soul that longer for spring's thaw.
