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Maryland Weather: Cold continues, strong winds develop Thursday

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1 year ago

December 3, 2024

Maryland Weather: Cold continues, strong winds develop Thursday

BALTIMORE — Breezy & cold weather continues through Wednesday. An Alert Day is in effect Thursday for high winds & scattered rain and snow showers.

We will be dealing with another cold day. Early morning temperatures are starting between 26° and 32° across our area. Factor in the gusty northwest breeze, and it’s still a numbing morning with wind-chills in the upper teens and lower 20s. We’ll see a partly to mostly sunny sky today. Winds will be out of the northwest at 10 to 20 mph. Highs will top out in the lower 40s, but wind-chills will remain in the mid-30s at their warmest.

With a mainly clear sky, the wind relaxes tonight. This will allow the temperature to plummet, especially outside of the Baltimore Beltway. Expect lows in the upper teens and lower 20s.

A warm front will approach the area during the day Wednesday. We’ll have another biting cold start to the morning with early temperatures starting off in the lower 20s. Wednesday starts with a good deal of sunshine, but clouds build the second half of the day as an approaching warm front arrives. We’re still looking at a breezy and chilly day as the winds veer out of the south-southwest at 15 mph. Highs top out in the lower 40s.

A WJZ Alert Day has been issued Thursday for the entire WJZ Viewing Area for the potential of 35-50 mph wind gusts, rain & snow showers, and tough travel at times.

A powerful arctic cold front crosses the area late Wednesday night through midday Thursday. This arctic front will bring a few bands of rain and wet snow showers to the area. Most of what falls will be light, but because of the strong and gusty winds, it may lead to difficult travel at times. Winds will gust 35 to 50 mph Thursday morning into early Thursday afternoon before the strongest wind gusts ease. There is the possibilityy of a few snow squalls late Thursday morning as the arctic air is arriving.

Windy and bitterly cold weather are on the way Thursday night. Lows only dip into the upper 20s, but with a strong and gusty wind, wind-chills will be down into the teens.

Friday is bright, blustery, and very cold for this time of year. Highs reach the upper 30s, but wind-chills will be at around 30° at their warmest. The cold continues for the start of next weekend with a partly sunny sky and highs near 40° Saturday. On Sunday, the cold begins to ease with a mostly sunny sky and highs in the lower 50s.

The next storm system that impacts our area will move in Monday. By this time enough warm air will have arrived that any of the showers which pass through the area Monday afternoon and evening will all fall in the form of rain.

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I-83 crash near Maryland line injures one, closes highway for hours

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12 hours ago

February 4, 2026

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I-83 crash near Maryland line injures one, closes highway for hours

A crash between a tractor trailer and an SUV on Interstate 83 near the Maryland state line injured one and closed portions of the highway of the for about 2 hours Wednesday.

York County Office of Emergency Management Public Information Office Ted Czech said the first call for the crash which occurred on southbound I-83 near Mile Marker 4 in Shrewsbury about 4:49 a.m.

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Czech said fire and police personnel arrived on the scene to shut down the southbound side of the highway. The northbound side was shut for a short time to allow a medical helicopter to land and transport the injured person to the hospital.

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Czech did not know from which vehicle the injured person was in or his or her condition.

All lanes of I-83 were open by 7 a.m.

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Maryland traffic deaths are on the decline, data shows – WTOP News

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24 hours ago

February 3, 2026

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Maryland traffic deaths are on the decline, data shows – WTOP News

Data from Maryland’s Department of Transportation shows road deaths in the state have dropped below 500 for the first time since 2014.

Data from the Maryland Department of Transportation shows road deaths in the state have dropped below 500 for the first time since 2014.

In 2025, there were 480 fatalities on Maryland roads, compared to 621 deaths in 2023.

The number of deaths of pedestrians and cyclists dropped by 33% and motorcycle fatalities dropped by 46% in the same time frame.

Chrissy Nizer, administrator of the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration, traveled to Annapolis on Tuesday to brief members of the House Environment and Transportation Committee on the issue.

“This is a great milestone; this is not a victory,” Nizer told WTOP before the briefing. “A victory is zero fatalities.”

Asked about the decline of fatal crashes in the state, Nizer credited a combination of law enforcement measures, engineering focused on safety for pedestrians and cyclists, and education.

“There’s a new overarching campaign of the Department of Transportation called ‘Serious About Safety,’ and all of our education efforts, as well as our engineering efforts, are falling under that campaign,” she said.

According to Gov. Wes Moore’s office, the 2025 figures are among the five lowest annual traffic fatality counts in the state since 1960.

“The decline we’re seeing in motor vehicle fatalities shows that when we act with urgency and data-driven strategies, we can save lives — and we will not let up because every Marylander should be able to move safely through our communities,” Moore said in a release.

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