Very Warm Weather To Continue

Yesterday, KMDT reached 75ºF which is +25ºF above the normal max of 50ºF, but 7ºF below the record of 82ºF set in 1990.  We will continue to see very warm temperatures as a westerly flow brings warm air from the nation's mid-section towards the Mid Atlantic region.  The cold water in the Atlantic does pose a minor problem if a stronger NE flow could develop and allow for a backdoor front to work its way SW towards eastern PA.  However, that does not look likely until Sunday.  It will cool from the high tide of heat today where a few thermometers will tickle 80ºF by mid-afternoon.  If the clouds stay at bay, coupled with the dry ground, temps will climb to that 80ºF mark in some areas in southern PA!  What a difference 19 years make...we hit a record low of 9ºF with a fresh deep snowpack from the "Storm of the Century" from March 1993!  Take a look at the map from that infamous storm!  Look at that March bomb!  No March blizzards this year!

Although the wx isn't all peachy keen everywhere in the states...look at this monster trough off the CA coast! That will bring St. Patty's Day snows to the mountains above 2000' outside of LA this weekend!

Friday's high will be just a few degrees cooler than today's maxes...take a look!

And there will talk of some rainfall over the next couple of days.  To be sure, the skies will not be as pristine as the last couple of days, but minimal precip looks to be in store for us over the next 2.5 days...

I've seen numerous global warming stories and talk of said topic the last couple of days...but to set the fact straight, as of this weekend, the global temperatures are actually BELOW NORMAL in spite of the record heat in the eastern USA!

Enjoy your March Madness on the hardwoods and I'll enjoy my Meteorological version of March Madness!

Smitty

AA:  Warm...and most dry through the weekend and into next week!