Baltimore residents are expecting a variety of weather patterns as the holiday week progresses. According to the National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC, a warm front is moving in from the southwest and will be followed by a cold front tonight, potentially affecting post-Christmas travel plans.
Showers are likely to travel eastward during the morning, although thunderstorms from Ohio are expected to decrease along the way. The maximum temperature will feel more like spring, in the 50s to lower 60s, which is a welcome change for this time of year. Nonetheless, most areas, with the exception of central Virginia and the southern Shenandoah Valley, will experience overnight temperatures below freezing, so be prepared to bundle up after the sun sets.
Moving into Friday, a shortwave trough and surface low from the west are expected to bring down precipitation quantities in the Baltimore area. According to some model projections, there will be very little precipitation in the southern half to three-quarters of the predicted area as the low moves off the coast, providing some hope for drier conditions than previously expected. Residents in northeast Maryland should be watchful, as sleet and freezing rain are still possible, particularly over the eastern slopes of the Allegheny Front in western Maryland, where a quarter inch of ice might accumulate…