Chilly, gloomy weather continues this weekend ahead of bitter cold
The latest round of wintry weather has moved out of the Mid-Atlantic. Cloudier and chilly weather remain in the forecast through the remainder of the weekend. The next drastic change in weather arrives as the new workweek begins.
Gloomy weather hangs on through the evening
Temperatures cool back into the low and mid-30s by mid-evening. It'll fall back into the upper 20s and lower 30s inside the Beltway early Sunday morning. Temperatures will be a few degrees colder farther away from the city early on Sunday.
We'll top-out in the low to mid-40s on Sunday afternoon, under a mostly cloudy sky. Spotty rain showers are possible from late morning, on into the afternoon. Rain will remail light and hit or miss. It won't be a washout.
Breezy winds increase through Sunday evening, ahead of the next blast of cold weather.
Bitterly cold weather blows into Maryland early next week
Monday and Tuesday are First Alert Weather Days, due to crashing temperatures and a period of gusty winds.
Monday morning will begin breezy and unseasonably mild with temperatures nearing 60° in a few spots by late morning. Light rain showers will be around between 6 a.m. and Noon. By Monday afternoon, winds will gust stronger than 40 MPH and temperatures will plummet into the 30s and lower 40s.
Temperatures will approach freezing by mid-evening, with gusty winds continuing. Winds may gust up to 70 MPH in the mountains of Garrett and Allegany Counties Monday and Tuesday.
Wind and bitterly cold weather are settle in Monday night into Tuesday across central Maryland, greater Baltimore and the eastern shore. It'll feel like it's in the single digits and teens Tuesday morning. Actual temperatures will be in the 20s. Gusty winds continue through early Tuesday afternoon as temperatures struggle to warm above freezing.
Wintry showers are possible late in the week across Maryland
A second strong cold front moves through on Thursday. It'll already be chilly ahead of this front. As it approaches Maryland, scattered rain and snow showers are possible Thursday, into early Friday. Some light accumulation cannot be ruled out.
Cold air settles into our area on Friday. Many communities may remain below freezing the entire day. Cold weather continues into the start of next weekend.