Intense heat eases for Wednesday, storm chances remain

The midweek forecast looks a little milder, as far as temperatures go. Wednesday afternoon warms into the mid to upper 80s, with most of the state falling shy of the 90° mark. Tropical humidity will still be around, so don't expect the air to feel that much better.

The greatest chance of severe weather this week appears to be sometime on Wednesday and Thursday. Wednesday's severe potential looks greatest in and around the Baltimore metro and points west and south of the City. Wednesday's high temperatures will not be as hot with highs in the middle 80s.  

Right now, the timing of severe storms Wednesday and Thursday is highly uncertain, but the pattern favors severe storms at some point in time during the day and/or night. Please check back to future forecasts for further clarity on the timing of these potential severe storms. In the meantime, have a plan in case the weather goes downhill in your area. 

One thing for sure is the heat and humidity will continue. Big heat, big humidity, and some big storms return Thursday across Maryland. Highs Thursday will top out in the lower to middle 90s with feels like temperatures near or above 100° in many neighborhoods.

Any severe storms that do develop during the next few days may contain damaging winds, flash flooding, hail, and isolated tornadoes, so please have the CBS News App to get any real-time severe weather alerts.

Friday will be a transition day and severe weather cannot be completely ruled out. Highs will top out near 90° with a few leftover strong to severe storms possible, especially south and east of Baltimore City. 

A Baltimore beauty for Labor Day Weekend

A strong cold front finally crosses the entire state of Maryland by late Friday allowing more comfortable air to arrive from the north and northwest. 

A light north to north-northeasterly wind will help squash the real tropical humidity to our south. The lower humidity combined with clouds giving way to sunshine means we have a spectacular Saturday with sunshine and highs in the low to mid 80s.

Sunday also looks exceptionally nice with highs in the lower 80s. 

Labor Day itself is also looking good with a mix of clouds and sunshine with highs near 80°.

All in all, Labor Day Weekend continues to look outstanding across the state of Maryland!