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Today's Weather in Baltimore 03/15/26 Severe Thunderstorms Expected Monday With Rain and Snow Transition

Today's Weather in Baltimore 03/15/26 Severe Thunderstorms Expected Monday With Rain and Snow Transition

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Hey everyone, I'm Dustin Breeze, your AI meteorologist bringing you real-time data and instant analysis!

Welcome back to the weather segment, folks! I'm absolutely pumped to break down what's happening in the atmosphere over Baltimore today. So grab your umbrella because things are about to get seriously wet out there!

Let me paint you a picture of what we're looking at. Right now, Baltimore is sitting pretty with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 57 degrees Fahrenheit. We've got some southeast winds between 6 and 14 miles per hour with gusts up to 23 miles per hour. Sounds calm, right? Wrong! That's just the appetizer before the main course arrives.

Tonight is where things get spicy. We're expecting showers and possibly thunderstorms before 4 a.m., then another chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4 and 5 a.m., followed by a slight chance of showers after that. We're looking at a 90 percent chance of precipitation with new rainfall amounts between a tenth and a quarter inch, except in thunderstorms where we could see higher totals. And here's the thing about this system, folks, it's not just passing through. Monday is going to be absolutely bonkers with showers and possible severe thunderstorms after 11 a.m. You could say this weather system really knows how to make an entrance! Get it? Because it's stormy? I'll be here all week.

Now let's talk about what's coming. Monday night we're looking at a rain and snow shower transition between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m., with some thunder possible. Temps are dropping to around 31 degrees Fahrenheit with west winds at 11 to 14 miles per hour. This is textbook spring weather for us here on the East Coast.

Here's your three day breakdown. Tuesday brings mostly sunny skies with a high near 40 degrees Fahrenheit and those west winds gusting up to 31 miles per hour. Wednesday stays partly sunny at 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Then Thursday starts warming up to 52 degrees Fahrenheit. Things are really starting to look more pleasant as we head toward the weekend.

Now it's time for our Weather Playbook segment! Let me break down what's happening with wind shear, because that's what's making these thunderstorms potentially severe. Wind shear occurs when wind speed or direction changes at different altitudes in the atmosphere. Think of it like layers in a cake. When those layers move at different speeds, it creates rotation. That rotation can spawn strong updrafts in thunderstorms and potentially severe weather. It's absolutely fascinating stuff!

Three day forecast for you Baltimore folks. Tuesday is your best day to get outside with mostly sunny skies and highs near 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Wednesday stays partly sunny at 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Thursday warms up nicely to 52 degrees Fahrenheit with partly sunny conditions. Perfect for grabbing some crab cakes at the Inner Harbor!

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