Summer-like heat returns to Maryland late week, weekend rain chances
A round of summer-like heat settles into Maryland on Thursday into Friday.
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A round of summer-like heat settles into Maryland on Thursday into Friday.
Skies eventually brighten this week as temperatures rise
It's a First Alert Weather Weekend due to nor'easter impacts
Friday's nice weather across Maryland will give way to wet and windy conditions this weekend from a strengthening nor'easter.
Gusty winds, cooler than average temperatures, and a few spotty showers are possible for Maryland as a powerful nor'easter moves up the eastern seaboard.
Below normal temperatures continue leading into the weekend
Rain will begin to taper Wednesday morning
The best weekend weather will be through Saturday as humidity levels fall.
Humidity falls throughout the day on Friday and decreases through Saturday morning.
It'll be feeling like summer again on Friday
The prettiest stretch of weather in months has begun in Maryland.
Humidity and rain/storm chances return for the weekend, but it won't be a washout
Showers and storms develop, some with heavy rain due to humidity
Behind the rain, cooler weather will return to the state.
A few showers, possibly a storm, are possible Friday night into Saturday morning. Quieter weather is expected for most of the holiday weekend.