Rain moves into Maryland Thursday night, temperatures crash on Friday

The forecast remains warm and dry through any early evening plans. Temperatures will slowly cool back into the 60s after sunset.

A strong cold front approaches Maryland late this evening, Showers and a few storms will move into Maryland after 9 p.m. The chance of wet weather increases overnight and continues into Friday. 

Much chillier, wetter Friday across Maryland

Showers and a few rumbles of thunder will be ongoing during the Friday morning commute across much of the I-70 corridor and Baltimore metro. You may want to plan an extra few minutes into your morning routine. Temperatures will be warmest, near 60°, early Friday morning before crashing into the 40s.

More light rain is expected during the afternoon as temperatures plunge. The chance of rain is greatest south of Baltimore in the afternoon. Wet weather comes to an end Friday evening. Most communities will pick up between 0.25" and 0.40" of rain. Plan on a brisk Friday afternoon and evening as much colder air blows into Maryland. 

The brunt of the chilly weather arrives Friday night. Temperatures drop below freezing early Saturday morning. Temperatures will struggle to reach 50° on Saturday afternoon, with a chilly breeze. Another freeze is expected Sunday morning, ahead of an afternoon spent in the 50s.

Warm weather quickly returns to Maryland early next week

Temperatures continue to warm up through the early part of next week as a chance of scattered rain returns to the forecast.

Clouds and a few showers will keep temperatures in the low to middle 70s on Monday and Tuesday. We'll approach 80° during the first few days of April. There is a chance of a few thunderstorms on Wednesday afternoon and evening. A pretty classic spring spring pattern will set up across Maryland next week.