First Alert Forecast: 80° temps expected Wednesday afternoon

BALTIMORE -- It will be a very mild night temperature-wise across Maryland. Expect partly cloudy skies with lows in the upper 50s to lower 60s.

Partly cloudy skies can be expected on Wednesday with slightly higher humidity. Stay cool and hydrated throughout the peak heating portions of the day. It is a lot harder for your body to naturally cool when the air is so saturated.

High temperatures on Wednesday afternoon will top out in the lower to middle 80s areawide. 

It gets even warmer for Thursday,  home opening day for the Orioles. 

Expect mostly cloudy skies with a chance for showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening. 

There is a low threat for a strong to severe storm as a cold front makes its way through the region. 

Damaging wind gusts will be the primary threat with any storms on Thursday afternoon.

High temperatures will reach the low to mid 80s before rain arrives. 

Cooler temperatures will be in the forecast for Friday and Saturday in the wake of the cold front skies will be partly to mostly cloudy for Friday and Saturday with highs in the 60s on Friday, and upper 50s on Saturday. 

Sunshine will return in full force on Sunday with highs and the low 60s. 

An extended  streak of dry weather is expected across the area to start next week. 

Temperatures will be comfortable into the 60s for highs through Tuesday warming well into the 70s by mid-week. 

No significant chances for rain on the forecast through midweek next week.