Cool weather in Maryland with temperatures slightly below normal for early April

After a rainy end to the weekend, temperatures will drop below normal in Maryland for the next few days. 

The weather will gradually warm up by week's end. 

Near or below freezing temperatures are possible before daybreak on Wednesday morning. Highs will range from the upper 50s to the low 60s on Monday to back into the 70s by Friday. 

Be sure to protect any tender vegetation late Tuesday before colder temperatures settle in overnight. Lows will drop down in the upper 20s in Central and Northern Maryland communities away from the Chesapeake Bay, including inland areas of the Eastern Shore. 

Low to mid 30s will be more likely from downtown Baltimore to the outer suburbs.  

After a chilly mid-week, we'll see a gradual warmup as we head into the end of the week and the weekend. High temperatures will slowly warm into the 70s by Thursday to near 80 by Monday. Still mainly dry through the weekend.