In Late July, Mid-Atlantic Braces for Strong Cold Front; Lows in 50's, Highs Only in Low to Mid 70's by Mid-Week

BALTIMORE, Maryland July 25, 2014 - Don't get me wrong. I am not complaining. Who could complain? In late June in most years a Bermuda High plops itself down in the Atlantic Ocean off of North Carolina and for weeks on end pumps hot humid air north across the Atlantic Seaboard. The forecast for the better part of June, July and August is for highs in the mid-90's and lows in the mid 70's, and humidity in the 80% range. Maybe every week or two they'll be a cloudy day with highs in the 80's keeps the average high temperature in the upper 80's, but you get the drift. In Baltimore and Washington and points south, summer is hot and humid, day in and day out as the locals argue whether the misery is caused by the heat or the humidity. Cold Fronts? They don't get here in summer. Between the Bermuda High and the Appalacian Mountains, the Cold Fronts that do drop out of Canada in summer peter out before they get to the east coast. This part of the country doesn't expect a real shot of Canada Air until later August and September. Except this summer and for many recent summers it hasn't been that way. This year the winter was very very cold and the cold lasted through March and well into April. Since then temperatures have warmed, but unlike most years when this part of the country doesn't have much spring weather because once the winter is broken in later March the southern air flows into the Mid-Atlantic almost at once. This year the hot summer air didn't come. This summer has been cool. And the forecast is downright shocking. Today the high was in the low 80's with low humidity and it was wonderful, but apparently mother nature is only getting warmed up, no pun intended. The National Weather Service says a strong cold front is moving across the USA with heavy rain preceding it. Once it passes, temperatures will drop and stay down for several days. I couldn't be happier. The National Weather Service says the cold front passes by Monday Night, and Tuesday will be sunny with a high of only 75 dgrees. Tuesday night will be clear with a low of 57 degrees. The hottest stretch of the year, on average, has just passed and from here on out it gradually gets cooler. The "hottest stretch" in Baltimore means average highs of 89 degrees and average lows of 73 degrees. These are averages. Accu-weather says the cool weather will continue throughout August. I'm not about to jump into the global warming debate. Whatever is going on is going on because it is supposed to go on. And I'm not complaining, not even a little bit. Just wondering if I should pack a sweater for my trip to D.C. next week.