Dense Fog Advisory Extended, Driver Visibility Impaired: MD Weather

MARYLAND — Fog has minimize visibility throughout parts of Maryland and hampered driving situations. The Nationwide Climate Service has prolonged a dense fog advisory till 4 p.m. Saturday.

The advisory covers Anne Arundel, Cecil, Baltimore and Harford counties, together with the cities of Elkton, Baltimore, Aberdeen, Glen Burnie, Annapolis, Severn, South Gate, Severna Park, Arnold, and Odenton.

Visibility is round one-quarter mile or much less in areas of dense fog. Count on hazardous driving situations resulting from low visibility, the climate service mentioned.

If driving, decelerate, use your headlights, and go away loads of distance forward of you.

A hazardous climate outlook is posted for the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay, Tidal Potomac River, and I-95 hall via central Maryland, northern Virginia, and District of Columbia.

Temperatures are anticipated to stay delicate all through the lengthy vacation weekend, forecasters are predicting. Rain will transfer in Saturday afternoon and proceed via the night, however the solar will shine on Sunday, Jan. 1, in line with the Nationwide Climate Service.

Town of Annapolis postponed its New Yr’s Eve fireworks resulting from rain within the forecast on New Yr’s Eve. Early Saturday morning, rain and gusty winds are anticipated to maneuver into the realm round 4 a.m. and proceed via 4 a.m. on Sunday. The fireworks show will as an alternative happen at 5:30 p.m. on New Yr’s Day, Jan. 1, within the Annapolis Harbor.

Temperatures will probably be 50, 60 and even 70 levels Fahrenheit larger this weekend in comparison with the sub-zero situations throughout Christmas weekend, in line with AccuWeather.com.

Any time a circulate of heat, moist air happens over snow cowl, chilly floor or chilly our bodies of water, there may be the potential for fog. A few of these situations will probably be current in parts of the central Appalachians, the mid-Atlantic and New England areas from Saturday via Saturday night time.
AccuWeather Chief On-Air Meteorologist Bernie Rayno urged drivers who will probably be headed out to ring within the new yr to be additional cautious. “Plenty of fog will probably be current across the Northeast area Saturday night time,” he mentioned.

Here is the newest Maryland climate forecast:

Saturday: Showers, primarily after 1pm. Patchy fog. Excessive close to 56. South wind 3 to five mph. Probability of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation quantities between a tenth and quarter of an inch potential.

Saturday Night time: Showers doubtless, primarily earlier than 1am. Patchy fog earlier than 2am. In any other case, cloudy, then steadily turning into partly cloudy, with a low round 49. Calm wind turning into west round 5 mph after midnight. Probability of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation quantities between a tenth and quarter of an inch potential.

New Yr’s Day: Sunny, with a excessive close to 58. Northwest wind 3 to six mph.

Sunday Night time: Partly cloudy, with a low round 40. Calm wind.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a excessive close to 59. Gentle and variable wind.

Monday Night time: Principally cloudy, with a low round 46.

Tuesday: An opportunity of rain. Principally cloudy, with a excessive close to 63. Probability of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday Night time: An opportunity of rain. Cloudy, with a low round 56. Probability of precipitation is 50%.