Miami-like dew point in Maryland = HUMID!
PANN. IT IS AN UNPLEASANT AFTERNOON IN PROGRESS HERE IN MARYLAND TO SAY THE LEAST. NOW, THE TEMPERATURES AREN’T ALL THAT UNUSUAL FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR. IT’S 92 AT BWI. YOU MIGHT SAY, WELL, THAT’S JUST JULY IN BALTIMORE, AND YOU WOULD BE CORRECT ON THAT PART. SO 92 IS NOT ALL THAT UNUSUAL. BUT LOOK AT THE DEW POINT 77 WHEN THE DEW POINTS ARE IN THE UPPER 70S. THAT IS UNUSUAL. THAT’S LIKE SOMETHING YOU’D SEE IN MIAMI IN THE SUMMER. SO THIS IS A TROPICAL AIR MASS HERE. AND IT’S THAT COMBINATION OF THE TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S AND THE DEW POINTS IN THE UPPER 70S THAT’S PRODUCING THE DANGEROUS HEAT. THIS AFTERNOON, IT’S 85 IN ANNAPOLIS, A LITTLE COOLER NEAR THE WATER, BUT IT’S 89 IN PARKED IN IT’S 91 IN GAITHERSBURG. AND WHEN YOU PUT THAT TOGETHER WITH DEW POINTS IN THE UPPER 70S, THIS IS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE AT THE NOON HOUR 106 AT THE AIRPORT, 104 DOWNTOWN BALTIMORE, 107 IN WESTMINSTER AND THOSE HEAT INDICES WILL CONTINUE TO CLIMB OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS, PROBABLY TOPPING OUT NEAR 110 IN SOME PLACES. SO YOU REALLY HAVE TO TAKE IT EASY IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE OUTSIDE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THIS AFTERNOON. AS FAR AS PRECIPITATION GOES, I THINK IT WILL BE MOSTLY DRY AROUND BALTIMORE THIS AFTERNOON, BUT THE COMBINATION OF THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY AND WHAT’S LEFT OF BARREL, THIS IS THE REMNANT LOW OF WHAT WAS HURRICANE BERYL PULLING UP THROUGH THE OHIO VALLEY AND INTO THE NORTHEAST WILL PRODUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME STRONG THUNDERSTORMS FOR US AS WE HEAD INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SO LET’S TRACK THOSE USING OUR FUTURECAST. WE’LL SET THE TIME FRAME. YOU CAN WATCH IT HERE AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN. THIS IS 2:00. SHOULD STILL BE MOSTLY DRY, BUT THERE’LL BE A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING TO OUR WEST IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS IS 5:00, AND THAT LINE OF STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS TOWARDS BALTIMORE. SO BY 8:00, STORMS WILL BE STRETCHING UP AND DOWN THE I 95 CORRIDOR. AND SOME OF THOSE COULD PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS. AND THE POSSIBILITY A SMALL CHANCE, AT LEAST FOR SOME TORNADOES. SO WE’VE GOT TO KEEP AN EYE ON THAT. AND THEN THIS LINE OF STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO PROGRESS OVER ONTO THE EASTERN SHORE BY 11 OR 1130. THE GOOD NEWS IS, BEHIND THAT LINE OF STORMS, THE HUMIDITY IS GOING TO DROP DRAMATICALLY. IT’LL FEEL A LOT BETTER TOMORROW AS FAR AS THE HUMIDITY GOES, BUT HOT AND HUMID THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAT INDEX BETWEEN 105 AND 115. JUST A SMALL CHANCE FOR A THUNDERSTORM DURING THE DAY. THE ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID 90S. A GOOD CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT, AND SOME OF THOSE COULD BE STRONG. THE TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BACK INTO THE LOW 70S, BUT YOU’LL NOTICE THE HUMIDITY DROPPING LATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE A PRETTY NICE DAY. THE HIGH TEMPERATURES, UPPER 80S AND LOW 90S. THE DEW POINTS WILL DROP ALL THE WAY INTO THE LOW 60S. SO THURSDAY GOING TO BE A GOOD ONE. ON FRIDAY. SOME BENEFICIAL RAIN IS POSSIBLE NOW. SOME OF THAT COULD BE HEAVY, ESPECIALLY OVER IN THE EASTERN SHORE COUNTIES, BUT WE COULD GET A GOOD SOAKING RAIN ON FRIDAY AND THAT’S NOT BAD NEWS. SHOWERS LINGERING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. AND THEN GUESS WHAT? THE HE
Miami-like dew point in Maryland = HUMID!
Updated: 12:36 PM EDT Jul 10, 2024
Meteorologist Tony Pann shows how the dew point is at 77 — which is usually seen in Miami, not Maryland.
Meteorologist Tony Pann shows how the dew point is at 77 — which is usually seen in Miami, not Maryland.
