Summer heat and scattered storms will impact Maryland through the weekend

A hot, muggy and occasionally stormy weather pattern lingers across Maryland over the next several days. Friday and Saturday are possible First Alert Weather Days, due to a greater chance of your outdoor plans being impacted by scattered heavy, drenching thunderstorms. 

Wetter weather pattern has returned to Maryland 

We started the day Wednesday on a wet and stormy note. Eventually, sunshine started breaking through and storm coverage became more spotty during the afternoon. A few isolated showers and or storms are possible as we go through the evening across the greater Baltimore area. 

Temperatures will slowly fall into the 70s, with muggy weather. 

More rounds of storms are expected to close out the work week and for the weekend, as well.

Heat and humid with a chance of storms in Baltimore

Much of the state will be dealing with hot and humid conditions for a number of days this week and into the next.

Afternoon temperatures will climb into the lower 90s. Given the humidity, it will feel like it's between 100° and 103° in our hottest neighborhoods. Scattered showers and storms sweep through Thursday afternoon on into the evening. A couple of those storms could become severe, with damaging winds and torrential downpours. 

We are currently under a level 1 out of 5 risk for severe storms Thursday. It appears that most of the rain stays west of Baltimore on Thursday but a few storms could survive a little farther east toward the Beltway and the upper Eastern Shore.

The WJZ First Alert Weather Team has tagged Friday and Saturday as possible First Alert Weather Days due to a greater chance of your outdoor plans being impacted. Storms that develop will produce intense lightning, localized street flooding and a few pockets of damaging winds. Neither day looks like a total washout, though.

Aside from the storms, it'll remain hot and humid. The heat will peak early next week, with highs potentially into the mid-90s. A strong cold front should end the hottest weather heading into the middle of next week.

Stay with the First Alert Weather Team as we go through this unsettled pattern into mid-August.