Chelsea Ingram
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The holiday season is quickly getting underway, and we are coming up on the busiest week for travel of the entire year. If you plan on traveling this year for Thanksgiving, you could run into some problems by the middle of the week. Models are indicating that a storm will develop off the coast of the Carolinas, bringing travel headaches to millions along the Eastern Seaboard. For now, models really aren't backing off of the idea that rain could finish as accumulating snow for areas like the I-95 corridor. Before all of this excitement, we get to bask in a brief warm-up to start off the work-week.
Monday:
Showers are expected to taper off by Monday morning with winds increasing and gusting 30-35 mph at times. Even with some rain earlier in the day, we will be in the true 'warm-sector' of the system and highs are forecast to reach 72 degrees if the cloud cover breaks for enough sunshine throughout the day. The graphic below shows the recent MOS forecast for BWI with a high of 73 degrees by Monday afternoon. Monday night a cold front will pass through and shift the winds out of the west. This will usher in colder air through the middle of the week.
High pressure builds across the region bringing us plenty of sunshine and highs in the low/mid 50s. Tuesday (right now) looks like one of the best days for travel this week, weather-wise. Clouds will be on the increase Tuesday night as lows drop into the mid 30 degrees.
Wednesday:
The development of a coastal storm is becoming increasingly more likely as we move toward the middle of the week. There is still a very high degree of uncertainty concerning the track, timing and therefore precipitation type of this storm. Depending on how Wednesday plays out, we could be looking at anything from minor to major travel impacts, which could potentially keep you from being able to get to your Thanksgiving destination at your desired time. Some models continue to hold on to the idea that we will start out with rain and then end with accumulating snow as enough cold air works its way into the storm. Snow or not, the potential for rain and gusty winds will cause problems on the busiest travel day of the year. The bottom line is that precipitation chances have increased during this time period. For now, Wednesday looks like the worst day for travel of the week.
We will have to watch a few shortwaves moving through the flow into the Northeast during this time frame; however, for now the weather looks quiet in Maryland.
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