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Rare Southern U.S. Winter Storm; Dangerous Cold Weather For Much of the Eastern U.S.; Critical Fire Weather for Southern California

A rare winter storm impacting the Southern U.S. will move offshore Wednesday morning. Behind the storm, arctic air will continue encompassing the eastern two-thirds of the Nation with only a slow return to normal temperatures expected by the end of the week. Moderate to strong Santa Ana winds and low humidity will maintain Critical fire weather conditions in southern California into Thursday. Read More >


Location Sky/Weather Temp.
(°F)
Dewpt.
(°F)
Humidity
(%)
Wind
(mph)
Pressure
(in)
Remarks
Washington National Cloudy 19 2 47 N14 30.50F WCI6
Dulles Intl. Partly Cloudy 15 1 53 N7 30.48F WCI5
BWI Airport Mostly Cloudy 12 2 64 NW5 30.49F WCI4
Baltimore/Inner Harbor, MD Missing
18 0 45 MISG 30.51F
Charlottesville, VA Mostly Cloudy 14 -2 49 N5 30.43F WCI6
Annapolis, MD Mostly Cloudy 19 5 54 NW12 30.48F WCI7
Hagerstown Airport, MD Cloudy 7 -3 64 N5 30.47S WCI-2
Baltimore/Martin, MD Mostly Cloudy 12 5 73 NW5 30.52F WCI4
Martinsburg, WV Clear 8 -3 61 N8 30.47F WCI-4
Patuxent River, MD Cloudy 23 3 42 N13 30.47F WCI11
Cumberland, MD Partly Cloudy 5 -5 62 N5 30.52S WCI-4
Oakland, MD Mostly Cloudy -8 -9 92 CALM 30.21S
Hourly observations from: 400 AM EST WED JAN 22 2025

 

 

NZUS51 KLWX 220910
HRRLWX

HOURLY OBSERVATIONS AROUND THE LWX CWA
400 AM EST WED JAN 22 2025

Note: "FAIR" indicates few or no clouds below 12,000 feet
with no significant weather and/or obstructions to visibility.

 * =Non NWS site. Station does not report significant weather 
    and/or obstructions to visibility.

...DOWNTOWN AREAS...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
WASHINGTON NAT CLOUDY    19   2  47 N14       30.50F WCI   6          
BALT INNER HAR   N/A     18   0  45 MISG      30.51F                  


...WASHINGTON SUBURBS...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
DULLES         PTCLDY    15   1  53 N7        30.48F WCI   5          
MANASSAS*      MOCLDY    13   3  64 N10       30.51S WCI   0          
GAITHERSBURG*  PTCLDY     6  -2  69 CALM      30.47F                  
FT BELVOIR     MOCLDY    18  -1  45 NW7       30.48F WCI   8          
QUANTICO       MOCLDY    19 N/A N/A N15G22    30.52S WCI   5          
ANDREWS AFB    MOCLDY    17   1  48 N13       30.46F WCI   4          
COLLEGE PARK*  MOCLDY    16   1  52 NW8       30.51F WCI   5          

...CENTRAL VIRGINIA...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
CHARLOTTESVILL MOCLDY    14  -2  49 N5        30.43F WCI   6          
ASHLAND        CLOUDY    18   9  68 CALM      30.47F                  
RICHMOND       CLOUDY    18  11  74 NE6       30.46S WCI  10          

...NORTHEAST/CENTRAL MARYLAND...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
BWI AIRPORT    MOCLDY    12   2  64 NW5       30.49F WCI   4          
ANNAPOLIS      MOCLDY    19   5  54 NW12      30.48F WCI   7          
MARTIN AIRPORT MOCLDY    12   5  73 NW5       30.52F WCI   4          
WESTMINSTER*   PTCLDY     9   0  66 CALM      30.43F                  
FREDERICK*       N/A    N/A N/A N/A MISG        N/A                   
FORT MEADE*    MOCLDY    12   5  73 CALM      30.52F                  

...SOUTHERN MARYLAND...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
PATUXENT RIVER CLOUDY    23   3  42 N13       30.47F WCI  11          
ST MARYS CITY  CLOUDY    20   8  60 N7        30.46F WCI  11          

...MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
SALISBURY      CLOUDY    16   6  65 N3        30.48R                  
CAMBRIDGE*     CLEAR     18   5  57 N7        30.48F WCI   8          
BAY BRIDGE AP* CLOUDY    19   2  48 MISG      30.49F                  
EASTON*        CLOUDY    15   5  63 N3        30.47F                  

...SHENANDOAH VALLEY...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
MARTINSBURG    CLEAR      8  -3  61 N8        30.47F WCI  -4          
HAGERSTOWN APT CLOUDY     7  -3  64 N5        30.47S WCI  -2          

...APPALACHIANS...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
CUMBERLAND*    PTCLDY     5  -5  62 N5        30.52S WCI  -4          
OAKLAND*       MOCLDY    -8  -9  92 CALM      30.21S                  
ELKINS         FLURRIES   2  -2  83 N5        30.35F WCI  -8          
BEDFORD PA*    CLEAR    -10 -16  75 CALM      30.44S                  
JOHNSTOWN      CLEAR     -9 -13  83 NW7       30.28F WCI -24          
ALTOONA        CLEAR     -2 -12  62 CALM      30.39S                  

...SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA/DELAWARE...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
YORK           CLEAR    -13 -16  86 CALM      30.47F                  
WILMINGTON     PTCLDY     9  -2  61 NW6       30.50F WCI  -1          

...MARINE OBSERVATIONS...
  
STATION/POSITION TIME  TEMP    WIND        PRES
                       AIR SEA DIR/SP/G
                 (UTC) (F)     (DEG/KT/KT) (MB)
THOMAS PT LIGHT  0900   19     310/ 14/ 16 1033.0F
TOLCHESTER       0830   18     340/ 12/ 14 1033.1F
COVE POINT       0830   21     360/ 16/ 22 1031.8F
GOOSES REEF      0848   20     350/ 23/ 29   N/A
BALT HARBOR      0830   18 35  330/  5/  8   N/A
BALT KEY BRIDGE  0830   18     330/ 14/ 17 1033.1F
ANNAPOLIS USNA   0830   19 34  310/  8/ 10 1033.0F
ANNAPOLIS CBIBS  0848   17 33  320/ 17/ 25   N/A
WASH DC CHANNEL  0830   19 33   10/  5/  9 1033.5F
DAHLGREN         0830   19 32  360/  3/  7 1031.7F
LEWISETTA        0830   21 32   10/  8/ 14 1032.1R
SOLOMONS ISLAND  0830   20 35  350/ 12/ 15 1031.9F
PINEY POINT      0830           30/  8/ 12   N/A
POTOMAC BUOY     0848   20     350/ 16/ 21   N/A
CAMBRIDGE PIER   0830   18 31   10/  8/ 10 1032.7F
BISHOPS HEAD     0830   18 30   10/  9/ 13 1032.2R
CHESAPEAKE CITY  0830   12 32   CALM  /  1 1033.0F

  

 

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