24 Hour Temperature Change

The low pressure system that brought a wide spread snowfall and freezing rain to Delmarva Tuesday, January 27th, changed over to rain with an extreme temperature changes in the past 24 hours. Yesterday, temperatures lingered just below the freezing mark but today, Wednesday January 28th, a warm front associated with the low pressure system brought gusty winds, heavy rainfall, and extreme temperatures to Delmarva. Today's highs on the Eastern Shore was an extreme split from Easton, MD moving NE across the Peninsula just south of Dover, ranging in a difference of 21 degrees. Dover, DE high temperature today was 41 degrees and across the warm front in Salisbury, MD the high reached 62 degrees. As the system finally moved through the area just around 530pm-545 pm, the southern parts of the Eastern Shore experienced light thunderstorms, winds gusts over 40 mph, rainfall up to 1" and a rapid temperature drop. Tonight as the cold front passes off the east coast, cold air will filter back into the area. The temperatures tonight will return to the 20s and highs tomorrow will be in the upper 30s.

Delmarva's January Snowfall

Today, was the first wide spread snowfall across Delmarva, snowfall amounts ranging up to 2.2". A low pressure system moved into the Delmarva area today, ahead of the system was a cold air mass with enough moisture to bring snowfall to the Eastern Shore!
Today’s notable snowfall amounts:

Maryland

Saint Michaels: 2.0"

Royal Oak: 1.8"

Salisbury: 1.5"

Cambridge: 1.0"

Princess Anne: 1.0"

Delaware

Riverdale: 2.0"

Bridgeville 1.2"

Dover 1.1"

Frankford 1.10"

For the rest of the evening expect temperatures to linger just under the freezing mark, this will bring a chance for light ice accumulation to roadways and cars. Black ice is very possible tonight, especially on bridges and overpasses. After midnight, temperatures will begin to rise above the freezing level as a warm front approaches the area. The low pressure system will continue to move off shore Wednesday with warmer temperatures in the 50s and rainfall amounts between a quarter and half inch. As a cold front moves through Delmarva on Wednesday night colder temperatures will move back into Delmarva with lows in the 20s and highs back in the 30s.

Delmarva's January Snowfall Pictures

The Following Pictures Courtesy Of:

Weather Watcher

Hunter Outten

Frankford, DE

The Following Pictures Courtesy Of:

Weather Watcher

Carol Loy

Oriole, MD

Warmer Conditions Are On The Way!!!

There's a chance to hit the 50 degree mark on Friday, January 23rd. In the past week, cold artic conditions have swept across the northeast; bringing low temperatures near -2 degrees in Salisbury with wind chills in the negative teens. We've had black ice, sleet, flurries, cold rain, freezing fog but the worst of all was the bitter cold temperatures!
Finally, there may be some relief on the way, as a high pressure system moves off the east coast bringing SW winds and sunshine into the forecast for Friday! With all of these ingredients it just might make for a beautiful day with temperatures in the lower 50s. The last time Salisbury hit the 50 degree mark, was January 11th, 2009. The warm conditions will not be sticking around for long, with highs back in the 30s, the start of next week.

January Snowfall

After a extremely cold weekend with a Saturday morning low of -1, temperatures have warmed up a bit and some snow fell across Delmarva. If you like a little snow, then you will like the short term forecast. A trough in the jet stream continues to be situated over the northeast and mid-Atlantic. A series of disturbances will rotate around the next over the next 48 hours. Expect cloudy skies with cold temperatures and a chance for some snow showers. The first disturbance came through this evening producing a period of light snow. Temperatures were well above freezing so little if any accumulation occurred in most places. The exception was areas that saw a heavy burst of snow. One of these areas was in Sussex county, DE in Frankford. They received a covering up to 3/4" of snow. Here is a photo taken from our weather watcher Hunter Outten in Frankford.

On Monday, another disturbance will track through the mid-Atlantic bringing another chance at some light snow late Monday afternoon and evening. Not much accumulation is expected but if any heavy bursts develop, expect the potential for a coating to an inch to occur. Temperatures again will be above freezing until the evening.