Baltimore, MD – A round of showers and thunderstorms is expected to move through the Baltimore metro area Wednesday before significantly warmer weather builds into the Mid-Atlantic heading into the weekend and next week.
According to the National Weather Service, Wednesday will begin mostly sunny before clouds increase later in the day. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop after 5 p.m., with south winds gusting as high as 25 mph. High temperatures are forecast to reach near 76 degrees.
Forecasters say the highest rain chances arrive Wednesday night as showers and thunderstorms become more widespread across central Maryland. Some storms may produce heavier rainfall totals overnight before conditions gradually improve early Thursday morning.
Thursday will turn cooler and breezy with mostly sunny skies and highs near 66 degrees. Northwest winds could gust up to 21 mph during the afternoon.
Drier weather settles into the region Friday with highs climbing back into the lower 70s under mostly sunny skies. The warming trend accelerates into the weekend as temperatures surge into the mid-80s Saturday and upper 80s Sunday.
By early next week, Baltimore could experience its hottest weather so far this season. Monday is forecast to reach near 90 degrees, while Tuesday could climb to around 94 degrees alongside a chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Residents are encouraged to monitor weather conditions Wednesday evening for potential thunderstorms and localized heavy rainfall.
Full 7-Day Forecast
- Wednesday: Chance of showers and thunderstorms, high 76
- Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, low 54
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, high 66
- Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, low 52
- Friday: Mostly sunny, high 73
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, high 85
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, high 88
