March showers, April flowers
Forecasters say we're headed for the upper 70s today. I'd guess that with enough sunshine between the clouds, we could top 80. It's already 72 degrees at 10 a.m. at The Sun. It wouldn't be the first time this month. BWI reached 83 degrees back on March 14. The month thus far is running a tad (0.3 degrees) above normal after a couple of days that averaged 20 degrees above normal.
Expect a few scattered showers along the way for the next couple of days as we fall beneath a weak, slow-moving cold front. And this afternoon will likely be the warm point for the week. Nights will be cold - in the 30s after tonight - but not freezing. Days will be mild - upper 50s to mid-60s, forecasters say.
Here's the Northeast radar loop.
Any showers we see will only add to the surplus we've accumulated this month. It's the first wet month we've seen since November. And we're still short of moisture since Jan. 1. The 4.13 inches at BWI for March thus far has made up only 42 percent of the deficit since New Year's Day. The last really wet month we've had was November, when 6.25 inches fell at the airport. That was more than 3 inches above the long-term average for the month.


