The weather in Maryland is erratic at the best of times, and doubly so once the winter months roll around. Live here long enough and you’re sure to remember a day in February when we were busting out the sunscreen, or the hail storm we wandered through in mid-April while enjoying the National Cherry Blossom Festival. This year, the Farmers’ Almanac is warning of a frosty, flakey, and slushy season in the Old Line State in their winter predictions 2023-2024.
After last year’s mild winter, this year seems ready to reverse that trend. Marylanders can expect a frigid few months, though perhaps not as snowy as some might like. As always with the winter weather, be sure to check your vehicles and keep emergency supplies on-hand.
Winter officially arrives around December 21, and with it comes calls for wide-spread wintery precipitation. Unfortunately, that should give way to clear skies for Christmas, continuing the Maryland tradition of a chilly but snowless holiday.
January is expected to start off with some slushy rain and mixed snowfall, and then turn bitterly cold when a storm moves up from the Gulf. This cold weather is expected to last until the end of the month, so it’ll be the perfect time to head outdoors for any of the adventures our state promises!
As we move from January to February, we’re expected to experience some renewed threats of snowfall. Coastal storms should blow moderate-to-heavy snowfall inland for the first half of the month, but fade to rain by the end.
I have lived in Maryland too long to expect winter weather to disappear by March, and this year seems to be no exception - by mid-month the weather is expected to turn frigid yet again, and scattered snows will take place throughout.
By mid-April the weather won’t exactly be warm, but the cherry blossoms will be blooming and all of us Marylanders will likely be outside anyway, enjoying the sights and sounds of spring and shrugging off the occasional hail.
If you’re anything like me, you’re already preparing for the activities and events that go along with winter weather in Maryland. If so, be sure to keep our Ultimate Winter Packing Guide fresh in mind!
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