WBOC 16 Weather

03/03/2025

Looking at a very warm and windy Wednesday with highs in the 60s ahead of a cold front that will bring us the chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening hours. Some of these storms could pack a punch and be severe with strong, gusty winds...frequent lightning...small hail...and at the moment, we can't rule out an isolated tornado (this threat is very low).

-Chief Meteorologist Mike Lichniak

03/03/2025

After a cold start this morning, things will only rebound into the 30s and 40s this afternoon with lots of sunshine. We start a nice warm up with highs into the 50s Tuesday and into the 60s on Wednesday.

-Chief Meteorologist MMike Lichniak

02/28/2025

Weather update

Forecast updated on Friday, February 28, 2025, at 4:40 PM by WBOC Meteorologist Dan Satterfield.

DELMARVA FORECAST

Tonight: Clear and cool. Breezy near open water. Low 40-41º. Wind: SW 6-14 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, windy and mild. High 62º AT 1 PM. Colder by 3 PM. Wind: SW, becoming west 14-28 mph. Wind gusts over 30 mph possible PM.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy and sharply colder. Low 23-24º. Wind: NW 14-28 mph.

Sunday: Mostly clear and cold. Much less humid and breezy. High 38-39º. Wind: NW 14-23 mph. Beaches: High 40º with wind NW 12-18 mph.

Forecast Discussion:

Mild air covers much of the country's eastern half this evening, with spring-like temps. from Texas across the southeast, along the Gulf of Mexico, northward to Virginia and Maryland. An Arctic cold front is approaching us from the NW and will pass Saturday evening. Meteorological Winter ends at Midnight.

Tonight looks clear and quite mild as a SW wind continues ahead of a strong cold front. Look for low temperatures near 40-42 by sunrise with a SW wind at 5-12 mph.

Tomorrow looks mostly sunny, and it will be mild and breezy. Winds will gust to over 28 mph with afternoon temps. near 62 degrees around 1 PM. Winds will turn to the NW by 3 PM and it will turn colder as temperatures drop rapidly behind a sharp cold front. Saturday night will be breezy and much colder with low temps. near 22 degrees by daybreak Sunday.

Sunday looks sunny, cold, and breezy with afternoon temps. likely staying just below 40 degrees. We may see a few thin high clouds and winds will diminish in the late afternoon and evening hours. Sunday night will bring a hard freeze with temps. near 21-22 degrees by daybreak Monday. Northern Delmarva may see lows in the upper teens away from the water Sunday night.

In the long-range: Monday will be sunny but still chilly with a hard freeze early. Look for lows near 22 degrees by sunrise Monday. PM Temps. will reach only near 43 degrees. Tuesday looks mainly sunny with afternoon temps. reaching the mid 50's. Wednesday will be milder with high temps. in the mid 60's. Rain showers and mostly cloudy skies are likely across the area on Wednesday.
Thursday will be mostly cloudy and cooler, with temps. Around 53 degrees in the afternoon.

The average high for early March is 51 degrees with an average low of 31 degrees.

02/28/2025

A windy, but comfortable Friday is ahead of us with highs in the 40s today and lots of sunshine! The wind flips this evening and tonight and will keep temperatures in the 40s into Saturday morning.

-Chief Meteorologist Mike Lichniak

02/27/2025

🌧 GOOD AFTERNOON DELMARVA!

I'm tracking a few mainly light showers on radar this afternoon. Some of these showers aren't even reaching the ground.

Some more showers are likely to develop early this evening as a cold front prepares to swing across Delmarva tonight.

Skies will then start to clear after midnight as cooler air filters in, leading to a mostly sunny and seasonable last day of February.

The first days of March are going to be all over the place, though!

I'll have a first look at your weekend forecast, and a drought monitor update coming up on WBOC News at 4, 6, & 7 on WBOC, and at 5 on Fox 21.

See you then! 😎

- Meteorologist John Conway

02/27/2025

A cold front brings us the chance of scattered showers throughout the day. Temperatures ahead of the front will climb up into the 60s and the winds will ramp up with some gusts over 35-40+ mph later this morning.

-Chief Meteorologist Mike Lichniak

02/26/2025

😎 GOOD AFTERNOON DELMARVA!

It has been yet another gold medal 🥇 day on our pleasant peninsula!

Temperatures again climbed into the upper 50s and low 60s under mostly sunny skies. The only exceptions have been along the Atlantic Coast and along parts of the Chesapeake where temperatures have been kept down in the upper 40s and low 50s.

Tonight, we'll see increasing clouds and mild lows in the mid 40s ahead of a cold front that will bring some showers Thursday afternoon.

We have more of this taste of spring before cold temperatures make a return to Delmarva.

I'll have the forecast details and more coming up on the WBOC News at 5 on Fox 21 and at 6 & 7 on WBOC.

See you then! 😎

02/26/2025

For those of us wondering where we are in the 12 Seasons of Delmarva, we are at the spring of deception. We still have another 3ish weeks left in winter....remember that friends.

-Chief Meteorologist Mike Lichniak

02/26/2025

Another warm day on this Spring Preview Sale with temperatures in the 50s and 60s today with lots of sunshine. Get Outdoors Delmarva and enjoy the warmer air!!!

-Chief Meteorologist Mike Lichniak

02/25/2025

⛅️ GOOD AFTERNOON DELMARVA!

What a wonderful day it has been!

Much of interior Delmarva has seen temperatures climb into the low to mid 60s this afternoon, although locations near the water have been anywhere from 10 to 15 degrees cooler, thanks to the cold waters around the peninsula.

Clouds from this afternoon will clear quickly this evening, making for a clear overnight with light winds that could cause a little bit of frost to develop after midnight.

More mild temperatures are on the way before a pretty good cool-down next week.

I'll talk temperatures and more in the forecast coming up on the WBOC News at 4, 6, & 7 on WBOC, and at 5 on Fox 21.

See you then! 😎

- Meteorologist John Conway

02/25/2025

Another warm day with just a few clouds mixing with the sun this afternoon. Highs up into the 50s and 60s! Get outside and enjoy today and the next few days with this spring preview sale from Mother Nature.

-Chief Meteorologist Mike Lichniak

02/24/2025

☀️ GOOD AFTERNOON DELMARVA!

What a pleasant day it has been on our pleasant peninsula today!

A light southerly breeze is pushing our afternoon temperatures into the low to mid 50s across most of Delmarva, under mainly sunny skies.

As we look to the final days of February, mild temperatures will be one of our headlines, before a cold front brings our next round of showers, probably Thursday into Friday.

Coming up, I'll have a look at the week ahead, and your car wash forecast on the WBOC News at 4, 6, & 7 on WBOC, and at 5 on Fox 21.

See you then! 😎

- Meteorologist John Conway

02/24/2025

Morning friends! If you liked yesterday, you will really like today weather wise...well, after the cold start this morning. Temperatures this afternoon bounce up into the 50s today with plenty of sunshine. A little wind will pick up out of the south to allow the temperatures to soar even warmer heading into Tuesday.

-Chief Meteorologist Mike Lichniak

02/23/2025

Not a bad 7 day ahead, above average temperatures for the week, with a chance of rain Thursday, and another Saturday evening.

02/22/2025

For today, sunshine in the morning gives way to a partly cloudy afternoon and our highs today pushing to reach 40. Winds light WSW 5-8mph.

02/21/2025

Forecast updated on Friday, February 21, 2025, at 4:05 PM by WBOC Meteorologist Dan Satterfield.

DELMARVA FORECAST

Tonight: Clear and cold. Winds decreasing. Low 19-20°. Wind: NW 4-12 mph. Winds higher near open water.

Saturday: Sunny, and not as cold. High 39-40º. Wind: NW/W 5-13 mph.

Saturday Night: Clear and not as cold. Low 27-30º. Wind: W 0-6 mph.
Sunday: Sunny with a few thin high clouds. Milder PM. High 47º. Wind: W 3-8 mph.

Forecast Discussion:

It will be clear completely tonight and still cold. Look for light winds and lows near 18-20 by daybreak Saturday. Saturday looks sunny and chilly, but not as cold with highest afternoon temperatures around 40-42 degrees. We may see a few thin high clouds in the afternoon. Winds will be fro the west at 5-13 mph.

Saturday night will be partly cloudy and cold with winds diminishing. Look for lows in the mid 20's. But closer to 32º near the Atlantic coast.

Sunday will turn milder with plenty of sunshine. Winds will be light SE Saturday and temperatures should reach around 47º. Sunday night will stay clear with lows near 29-30 degrees and winds will stay light. Dry Canadian air will remain over the region through at least Monday with milder air from the Gulf of Mexico reaching us by the middle of next week.

In the long-range:

It will stay sunny Monday with milder temperatures as winds turn to the SW. Look for temperatures to reach the mid 50's Monday afternoon. Tuesday will be milder still with inland areas seeing PM temperatures around 58 degrees, but low 50's will be the rule near the coast while 40's are likely on the beaches. Wednesday will start sunny with clouds increasing and temps. Will reach the mid 50's. We may see some light rain on Thursday as a strong cold front passes. It will be notably colder, and breezy by next Friday.

The average high for today is 49 degrees with an average low of 30 degrees.

02/21/2025

A windy and chilly end of the week with sunshine and temperatures only climbing up into the 30s for highs. When you factor in the wind that will gust over 30+ mph throughout the day...we will have wind chill values in the 10s and low 20s.

-Chief Meteorologist Mike Lichniak

02/21/2025

❄️ A LOOK BACK ON WEDNESDAY'S SNOW...

Below is why we ask for your snow reports whenever we get a snowstorm on Delmarva.

We can take your reports and overlay them on our forecast to see where we were accurate, and where our forecast was off (on the map, the colors are our last forecast before the snow fell, and the numbers are snow reports sent in by YOU, as well as observations from the National Weather Service).

We also ask for reports early in the storm while snow is still falling to get an early idea of how our forecast will play out, and we can make adjustments in real time to keep folks as informed as possible.

Our forecast wasn't perfect, but mostly close. We were a little low in our forecast for the Lower Eastern Shore; 3-6" would have been a better forecast, which Chief Meteorologist Mike Lichniak was gunning for. We also see the effects of embedded heavy snow bands, causing locally higher snowfall in places like Lewes, and over parts of Accomack County.

So if you're wondering why we always talk about "uncertainty," this is why.

Thank you again to everyone who sent in snow reports! When you send in a report, YOU become a part of the team!

- Meteorologist John Conway