Winds ease Monday night, rain to return Tuesday
Cold weather and gusty winds were the big story across Maryland Monday. Rain will return Tuesday afternoon and evening.
After the rain departs early Wednesday, the next round of rain comes late in the week.
Gusty winds ease Monday across Maryland
After an incredibly windy Sunday across the state with gusts ranging from 45 mph to 60 mph, we felt wind gusts 30-40 mph Monday. Winds tonight will ease even more overnight into Tuesday morning. Combined with a light wind tonight and temperatures cooling to below freezing in some neighborhoods, it'll be a chilly start to the day Tuesday. Prepare for wind chills in the 20s at the bus stops.
Rain returns Tuesday afternoon in Maryland
Get ready for a gloomy stretch of weather that begins Tuesday. Periods of light to moderate rain are likely across central and eastern Maryland Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday night. Clouds continue Wednesday into Thursday before another system brings us more light to moderate rain Friday into Saturday.
Tuesday will start dry and chilly across Maryland with early morning temperatures in the 20s and 30s. Clouds quickly thicken Tuesday morning with temperatures climbing into the 40s. Showers and pockets of light to steady rain will break out across the area after 1 p.m. Tuesday. This light to moderate rain will continue through the evening commute and into Tuesday night. Rainfall totals will range between 0.25" and 0.33". As of now, winter weather in the form of wet snowflakes and/or sleet should not be a problem within the WJZ viewing area. Our neighbors in western Maryland have the better chance to see some wintry mix but even in those areas, we are expecting there to be a changeover to rain.
Steady rain should exit the area before midday Wednesday. Some residual damp streets and sidewalks are possible, but the weather should be drying out. Don't expect much sunshine Wednesday or Thursday with mostly cloudy to cloudy skies not budging with highs in the lower 50s. Thursday could produce a couple of showers but it is trending drier.
Another storm system pushes in from the west Friday into Saturday with more light to moderate rain across the area. This will also usher in some milder weather Friday morning, with temperatures starting off in the lower 60s. As a cold front crosses the area, cooler air will filter in later Friday into Saturday.
Leonid meteor shower peaks
Early this week, the Leonid meteor shower will peak. Only up to 10-15 meteors per hour will be visible under ideal conditions. The shower peaks on Monday night. Viewing conditions should be decent earlier in the night before increasing clouds obscure viewing conditions before dawn Tuesday.