Weather Review:
Saturday brought strong storms over the area and even a confirmed tornado in nearby Charles County. It is believed to be a EF-1 with maximum winds of 90 mph caused some trees to be uprooted and toppled power lines in the La Plata/ Waldorf area (Full report here). Following a cold front, Sunday was noticeably cooler with highs in upper 40s, compared to the highs in the mid 70s on Friday and Saturday. This left today starting cold with temperatures in the upper 20s, but rebounded to the low 50s thanks to the warm winds from the south.
Through Tonight:
Tonight will continue to be mostly cloudy with calm and variable winds. Temperatures will fall into the low 40s, which is about 10 degrees above average for this time of year.
Tomorrow (Tuesday):
Tuesday will be warm with highs in the upper 60s. There is a chance of scattered rain showers after 1 p.m. and possibly some rumbles of thunder as we head towards the evening. Winds increasing to 10-15 mph from the south-southwest.
This Simulated Radar Reflectivity from TerpWRF shows some moderate rain passing through College Park around 5:00 PM.
Beyond Tuesday
Looking out further into mid-week, Wednesday’s weather is looking similar to what happened last Saturday. With temperature back into the mid 70s, thunderstorms could be severe. Currently the National Weather Service has our area in a “slight” risk for severe thunderstorms, which equates to a 15% chance of a severe thunderstorms within 50 miles (See here). Temperatures are planning to fall significantly after the storms end Wednesday into Thursday. Stay updated on the severe weather threat tomorrow and Wednesday morning for the latest forecast.
This image shows the chance of severe thunderstorms on Wednesday. (Via SPC)