NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Saturday for the Baltimore metro area. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases and the elderly. The […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—After a very brief respite from the summer heat, warm temperatures and high humidity will return this weekend and persist into next week. A southerly flow will pump humidity from the Gulf of Mexico into the Mid-Atlantic states just as temperatures start to creep back up this weekend. Heat indices will likely be in the low-to-mid 100s for much […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD—As an October heat wave grips the region, temperature records have begun to fall. By 11 a.m., daily high temperature records were broken at both Dulles Airport & BWI Airport. Dulles reached 91 degrees BWI reached 92 degrees. Those marks both broke previous daily records of 89 degrees set in 1986. But that was just the beginning. By noon, […]
BALTIMORE, MD—On Wednesday, BGE announced that it has been directed by PJM Interconnection, the regional grid operator, to activate a PeakRewards Emergency Cycling Event. BGE activates its PeakRewards program when the demand for electricity is close to surpassing the supply and there is an immediate need to reduce demand to prevent potential brownouts and blackouts area-wide. During a PeakRewards emergency […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD – It’s official. Monday’s high temperatures have officially set a new record. At just after 3:30 p.m., the National Weather Service announced: “As of 3pm today, Baltimore Washington Int. Airport (BWI) and Dulles Int. Airport (IAD) broke or tied their record for high temp. BWI’s 99 degree high today broke its previous record of 97 set in 1914 […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD – The heat is on for the rest of this week. Temperatures are expected to reach 90 degrees and higher over the next several days in the Nottingham area. Baltimore County has several “cooling centers” with access to water and bathrooms that offer relief from the heat. Nineteen convenient branches of the Baltimore County Public Library are open […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD – The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for the Nottingham area. The warning will be in effect from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. on Sunday. Heat index values on Sunday will reach 110 to 115 degrees due to temperatures in the upper 90s and dewpoints in the mid-70s. Dangerously high temperatures and humidity could […]
NOTTINGHAM, MD – The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for the Nottingham are for Saturday, July 20th. The warning will be in effect from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. On Saturday, heat index values will likely climb to 114 degrees due to temperatures around 101 and dewpoints in the mid-70s. Dangerously high temperatures and humidity could […]