Muggy weather, scattered storms return to Maryland on Wednesday

Hopefully you were able to enjoy the beautiful weather Tuesday. Humidity and an increased chance of rain are back in Maryland on Wednesday. An occasionally stormy summer weather pattern will continue through the rest of the workweek. Friday and Saturday are Possible First Alert Weather Days - due to a greater chance of your outdoor plans being impacted by storms. 

Muggy, scattered heavy storms this week across Maryland 

Humidity surged back into our region through the day on Tuesday. Overnight, temperatures settle back into the 70s.

The chance of rain increases tonight heading into the Wednesday morning commute.

A Flood Watch is in effect for southern Montgomery as well as Prince George's and Charles counties from 4 AM through 11 AM Wednesday morning. Heavy rain on Wednesday morning is possible anywhere in the state, thanks to tropical levels of humidity, but the risk for flash flooding is increased around the D.C. Beltway.

Wednesday will be a wetter day, with showers and storms around throughout the day. However, coverage will be scattered. Most of the rain moves through the state before noon with more isolated showers and storms for the PM hours. It won't be a total washout. Brief heavy rain is possible anywhere a shower or storm moves through.

A storm, or two, may also become strong and produce gusty winds. Temperatures peak in the mid to upper 80s during the afternoon. 

Heating up in Baltimore heading into the weekend

The heat builds later in the week... and the high humidity isn't going anywhere. 

It starts feeling hotter late-week into the weekend. Afternoons will peak around 90° starting on Thursday. But, it will feel like it is in the upper 90s to nearly 100° each afternoon due to elevated humidity. 

Scattered thunderstorms are still in the forecast during the afternoon and evening hours. Any storm that pops-up could bring downpours, causing brief street flooding along with dangerous lightning. 

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. Scattered storms will have an even greater chance of producing heavy rain and gusty winds.

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