Cold/Wind Chill — Northern Baltimore, Maryland

2025-01-20 to 2025-01-22 · Northern Baltimore, Maryland

Event narrative

Coldest apparent temperatures/wind chills overnight into morning hours.

Wider weather episode

Arctic air moved in behind a departing low pressure system on January 20. This Arctic air remained overhead as high pressure dominated through January 23. Winds gusted to 25-45 mph at times bringing apparent temperatures/wind chill values as low as -30F across the higher terrain of western Maryland and as low as -15F across the rest of the state. Air temperatures fell into the single digits if not negative single digits for several nights.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1224822. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.