2022 Fall Forecast: See What’s In Store For Maryland

MARYLAND — As much of the country swelters through the dog days of summer, it’s hard to fathom that meteorological autumn is less than a month away. But forecasters are already releasing their predictions for when Maryland residents can expect weather perfect for hoodies and pumpkin spice everything.

Meteorological autumn kicked off Sept. 1 and continues through Nov. 30. While autumn doesn’t officially start until the Sept. 22 equinox, forecasters use consistent dates each year to easily compare one season to another.

AccuWeather recently released its 2022 fall forecast. Is Maryland in for a delightfully cool autumn packed with bonfires and trips to the apple orchard? Let’s just say we may be in for a few extra weeks of unseasonably warm temperatures.

Above-normal heat paired with spells of dry weather throughout the summer allowed pockets of drought to develop across the interior mid-Atlantic. As a result, small streams have run dry, lawns have started to change from green to brown and cooling costs have gone up, AccuWeather reports.

The warmer-than-normal pattern is expected to continue into the start of autumn across Maryland as students go back to school and football season kicks off.

To determine its fall forecast, AccuWeather forecasters used data from computer models while also analyzing weather patterns around the globe and past years.

After combining these factors, the AccuWeather team condensed its seasonal outlook into one word: warm.

“With pretty good confidence this year, I think it's a mild fall setting up overall for the U.S.,” AccuWeather forecaster Paul Pastelok said.

Here’s what other parts of the country could expect:

• In September, millions of residents in the Northeast and Midwest won’t feel much of a change when it comes to temperature. Expect the first frost of the season to arrive one or two weeks earlier than normal across the Upper Midwest and upstate New York.

• For the third consecutive year, La Niña will supercharge the Atlantic hurricane season, which will lead to a higher threat of tropical systems making landfall this autumn.

• Drought conditions are expected to ease across the Northeast, Midwest and Southeast. However, abnormally dry conditions will remain throughout most of the central United States in places like Texas, eastern New Mexico and western Kansas.

• Widespread and long-term drought is expected to fuel another active wildfire season in the West. The worst of the fires are expected to develop in areas different than 2021.