Chance of needed rain increases across Maryland heading into the weekend

Much warmer weather has returned to Maryland and much of the mid-Atlantic. While there will be plenty of sunshine today and on Thursday... multiple chances of rain are in the forecast heading into the weekend. 

The forecast is dry overnight, as temperatures cool back into the low to mid-50s in many communities by sunrise on Thursday.

Quieter weather into Thursday across Maryland 

The best weather of the upcoming workweek will be on Thursday. Temperatures will climb into the upper 70s to the lower 80s in the Baltimore metro on Thursday afternoon, with lots of sunshine. 

An isolated shower or storm is possible later in the day. But, most of our region will remain warm and dry.

Showery and chilly weather for the weekend in Baltimore

Friday will start off dry, with morning temperatures in the 50s and 60s. 

Scattered showers and storms will develop on Friday afternoon. The greatest chance of lightning and thunder is west of Baltimore. Some impacts to the Orioles home game on Friday cannot be completely ruled out.

Both Saturday and Sunday will be cool, with afternoon temperatures in the lower 60s. Saturday is shaping-up to be the wettest of the weekend days. Showers will be most numerous Saturday afternoon, into Saturday evening. Combine the rain with a chilly east wind... and the day looks rather nippy. The O's game on Saturday afternoon is looking damp.

Rain will taper off Saturday evening, into Sunday. Rainfall amounts don't look extremely impressive, but anything will help with the drought at this point. At this point, weekend rainfall totals should average between 0.25" and 0.50". 

More rain is possible next workweek.