Showers and storms move through Maryland Wednesday evening
Following Wednesday evening storms, cooler and cloudier weather lingers into Thursday ahead of a big warm-up.
Storms move out of Maryland late Wednesday evening
Rain and storms moved through the Baltimore metro with gusty winds, lightning and heavy rain. Lingering steady light rain will gradually come to an end from west, to east, across the state overnight.
Aside from some patchy drizzle, the forecast is mostly dry and cool out the door Thursday morning.
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.