The Cumberland Times-News
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Cumberland, MD. December 13, 2024 - Following a reprieve from the recent cold front to drop temperatures, a late weeken storm will bring freezing rain to the region.
The low pressure will careen across the Ohio Valley late this week and push into the Mid-Atlantic on Sunday. Warmer temperatures will move in aloft, but a strong high pressure anchored off the Northeast coast will supply plenty of cold air at the low-levels. The end result will be a transition from light snow to freezing rain. Most of the region will end up with a half-inch to inch of snow accumulation Sunday afternoon followed by a glaze to quarter inch of ice late in the day to early Monday.
Remember when driving to use low beams in the fog. Two precursors that the road is icy rather than wet is if icicles don’t melt off your side mirrors as you travel and the car in front of you is not splashing water onto your windshield. Bridges and overpasses are traditionally colder than main thoroughfares, so besides secondary roads, drive with caution over bridges and overpasses.
The weather pattern favors an Appalachian ice storm with warmer temperatures west of the mountains along I-79 and east of the mountains from Route 15 to Interstate 95. Fortunately, the wind won’t be strong following the front and only minor accumulation is expected on trees, so very minimal tree damage is expected and power outages do not appear likely with this storm.
Weekend Storm Promises to be Icy Mess!
Cumberland, MD. December 13, 2024 - Following a reprieve from the recent cold front to drop temperatures, a late weeken storm will bring freezing rain to the region.
The low pressure will careen across the Ohio Valley late this week and push into the Mid-Atlantic on Sunday. Warmer temperatures will move in aloft, but a strong high pressure anchored off the Northeast coast will supply plenty of cold air at the low-levels. The end result will be a transition from light snow to freezing rain. Most of the region will end up with a half-inch to inch of snow accumulation Sunday afternoon followed by a glaze to quarter inch of ice late in the day to early Monday.
Dense fog will greet travelers over all the mountain passes in western Maryland Sunday night into Monday as the warmer air moves in aloft. The pattern will finally break on Tuesday morning as the wind switches to the northwest and dry air pushes across the mountains.
Remember when driving to use low beams in the fog. Two precursors that the road is icy rather than wet is if icicles don’t melt off your side mirrors as you travel and the car in front of you is not splashing water onto your windshield. Bridges and overpasses are traditionally colder than main thoroughfares, so besides secondary roads, drive with caution over bridges and overpasses.
The weather pattern favors an Appalachian ice storm with warmer temperatures west of the mountains along I-79 and east of the mountains from Route 15 to Interstate 95. Fortunately, the wind won’t be strong following the front and only minor accumulation is expected on trees, so very minimal tree damage is expected and power outages do not appear likely with this storm.
