Showers and storms move through Maryland Wednesday evening
The chance of needed rain and a few storms is increasing and will peak later Wednesday evening. Due to the threat of evening thunderstorms, the Orioles have moved up their start time to 1:05 p.m. this afternoon vs the Yankees at Camden Yards.
Rain moves into the Baltimore metro Wednesday evening
Temperatures have warmed into the 70s, with breezy winds and a mostly cloudy sky ahead of the rain.
The chance of wet weather increases late in the evening. However, rain will remain spotty and pretty light through early evening. Areas to the north & west of the Baltimore Beltway have the greatest chance of rain before 6 p.m.
A second wave of wetter weather may contain some gusty thunderstorms with briefly heavy downpours, gusty winds, lightning and thunder. The best chance for these heavier showers and storms will be between 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. While some of the storms could produce gusty winds, any severe weather looks to stay to our west where the energy for severe storms will be a bit greater.
Rainfall totals will average between 0.25" to 0.50". Only a few spots will see more. This is not enough to put a big dent in the ongoing drought.
Blustery and cool Thursday across Maryland
Thursday will be rather gray, blustery and unseasonably cool.
Temperatures will remain in the upper 50s and 60s across most of central Maryland, the metro and eastern shore through Thursday afternoon. We will see more clouds than sunshine across the state. Patchy drizzle and spotty light rain cannot be ruled out.
Winds will be blustery; gusting up to 30 MPH at times.
Heating up this weekend, into next week
We'll see a mixture of clouds and sunshine on Friday as afternoon temperatures warm into the low to mid-70s. Friday will be exceptionally comfortable with a refreshing breeze and low humidity.
Warmer weather arrives this weekend! Temperatures peak in the lower 80s on Preakness Saturday. The forecast remains mostly dry and not too humid for Saturday's events. A isolated to stray shower is possible, mainly west of our area late Saturday afternoon into Saturday evening.
Sunday's temperatures will reach the mid to upper 80s by late afternoon. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Most places will likely stay rain-free. Whatever showers develop should remain brief.
Summer-like weather arrives next workweek. This is especially true for areas away from Chesapeake Bay. Monday will top-out in the upper 80s in Baltimore City, but lower 90s north and west of the Baltimore Beltway. Much of the area has a shot at 90s on Tuesday afternoon. This round of heat will come with moderate levels of humidity. It will feel a bit hotter than it actually is.
Isolated thunderstorms could approach as early as late Tuesday or into Wednesday, which will chip away at the intense heat and eventually get our temperatures closer to normal by late next week.