Foot's Forecast

10/27/2026

Good evening everyone,

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Sincerely,

The FF Maryland Team

Senior forecaster Jack: Central Maryland Weather Authority

Senior forecaster Zach: Weather On The Spot - Maryland

Forecaster/Advisor Ira: The "Wright" Forecast Page

Senior Forecaster Jason: Jason Mitchell Weather

10/27/2026

Thank you to Baltimore Fishbowl for sharing our story!

After 22 years, the Maryland local meteorology team known as Foot's Forecast announced it was following Kenny Rogers' advice, choosing to walk away.

10/26/2026

ICYMI

10/26/2026

9:26 PM 10/25/26 - A Special Video and Written Message to all our readers: Our thoughts on the winter ahead, and one last sunset, together.

Our Big Reveal? Perhaps you should sit down first. For it is with deep gratitude and yes, great sadness we announce tonight that after 22 years of working the weather with you— our “Kenny Rogers moment” has arrived.

The enclosed special video is our personal yet authentic way of letting you hear directly from those you have followed for so many years.

However, this does not end the story, but opens a new chapter — because as you will see in the post-credits scene, a sequel with four different forecasters is ready to launch.

For those who need to know exactly what is happening: This our official notice that the Maryland Team of Foot’s Forecast has decided it is time to close our regular forecasting efforts.

On Saturday October 24, 2026 our foreasters and alumni members stretching back to the team’s founding in 2009- gathered at the Beacon Waterfront Galley in Annapolis, MD to take in one last sunset together and share our farewell messages with you.

Our theme is led by the lyrics of Natasha Bedingfield's "Unwritten": for the weather story is never finished. A Super El Niño winter is ahead of us, and many surprises still await. We will be back from time to time with special edition forecasts for major events.

Embedded throughout the state and around the country are over one hundred former forecasters, many of whom started with us when they were in high school — just like Jack, Zach and Jason — and moved into advanced careers. Some are now meteorologists in their own right on television. Also tucked away in corners of Maryland, and the Southeast, the Midwest, the West Coast — is a treasure of advisors, such as Brad Lear, our first MD Advisor starting in 2005, and Forrest Palmer, our first Southeast Advisor starting in 2010. They are among the many silent heroes you will hear about in a future FF alumni “mini-movie” of a kind in 2027. Their story is too robust to convey in 13 minutes, so stay tuned!

Please take in our farewell video messages, and we encourage you to watch until the end - take it all in, so you learn of the “sequel” opportunities, if you want to keep working the weather with us.

We welcome your questions, as we expect there will be many. We may not be able to answer all of them right away, but in time, we will.

With gratitude for you all,
The Maryland Team
of Foot's Forecast

10/26/2026

8:57 UPDATE: Thank you all for your patience. So, we may have been a little optimistic that it would be ready by 8:30…. It’s coming though, we promise!

8:11pm 10/25/26 - Good chilly evening everyone,

Some final adjustments are being made, and our big announcement will be posted no later than 8:30pm. Please stay tuned, you won’t want to miss this.

- The FF Maryland Team

10/25/2026

12:25 PM 10/25 - Celebrating a golden October weekend with you - and an important announcement about our team - so check back after the Ravens game today.
- The FF Maryland Team

10/16/2026

5:45 PM 10/16 - Over the past hour or so, thunderstorm development has increased across portions of the cold front in our area. These storms are currently located along a line extending through southern Frederick and central Carroll Counties. Up to this time, none of these storms have reached severe strength. However, they remain capable of producing wind gusts up to 45 MPH.

…Senior Forecaster Zach…

10/16/2026

4:42 PM 10/16 - A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING has been issued for northeastern Adams and northwestern York Counties in Pennsylvania until 5:30 PM Friday evening! At this time, the front edge of a batch of severe thunderstorms is currently located along a line extending from Paxtonia, to Valley Green, to Lake Meade, moving eastwards around 35 MPH. Storms within this line are capable of producing wind gusts in excess of 60 MPH. If outside, seek shelter indoors immediately. These winds could turn light and unsecured outdoor objects into projectiles.
..Senior Forecaster Zach...

10/16/2026

4:15 PM 10/16 - At this time, a cold front is approaching western portions of the forecast area from south central Pennsylvania, western Maryland, and eastern West Virginia. Along this cold front, thunderstorms are expected to develop and potentially turn severe. As a result, a SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH has been issued across the entire forecast area until 8:00 PM EDT Friday night. Further details on the potential threats these storms will pose can be found on the graphic attached to this post. These storms are expected to impact most of the area between 5:30 PM EDT and 7:30 PM EDT.
..Senior Forecaster Zach...

10/10/2026

8:00 AM 10/10 - Friday evening, Hurricane Isaias made landfall as a Category Two system in far western Florida with one-minute sustained windspeeds of 105 MPH. Since then, the organization of the system has dissipated, resulting in its reclassification to a post-tropical cyclone. However, these remnants are still producing one-minute sustained windspeeds as high as 65 MPH, which would still be considered near-hurricane strength.

Throughout the course of the day on Saturday, the remnants of Isaias are expected to continue northward, approaching our area. In general, scattered rain showers Saturday night are expected to give way to steady, and occasionally heavy, rainfall for much of the say Sunday. Resulting rainfall totals are forecasted to run between 1" and 3". Although widespread flash flooding, similar to what is ongoing elsewhere as a result of this system, is not expected, the Weather Prediction Center of the National Weather Service still has the entire forecast area posted under a 5% to 15% chance of experiencing rainfall totals that exceed those necessary to result in flash flooding within 25 miles of a given location.

Luckily, windspeeds associated with Isaias are expected to significantly decrease by the time the system arrives in our neighborhood. In general, winds are expected to blow into the area from the east between 10 and 20 MPH. In addition, these windspeeds may be accompanied by wind gusts as high as 30 MPH. However, this persistent flow is expected to push water from the Chesapeake Bay onto the coasts on its western side. In advance, the National Weather Service has issued a COASTAL FLOOD WATCH for Anne Arundel County from 3:00 PM EDT Sunday afternoon until 11:00 PM EDT Sunday night. Tidal water levels could reach as high as two feet above normal heights.

Quite honestly, although the atmospheric mechanisms at play are completely different, the weather conditions will likely seem fairly similar to a weak, early autumn nor'easter.
..Senior Forecaster Zach...