Maryland Weekend Weather: Thunder Rolls In, With Cooler Temp Behind It

We'll be rolling into the weekend with showers and thunderstorms. And we'll end it with mostly sunny skies, but with cooler temps and sharp winds.

Thunderstorms are expected to begin Friday afternoon, with wind gusts up to 29 mph. The skies will clear overnight, but showers and thunderstorms will be back in the forecast Saturday as the windy conditions continue.

We'll have mostly sunny skies on Sunday, but wind gusts of up to 29 mph are going to keep temperatures in the high 50s or low 60s. The low Sunday night will be 41 degrees!

Could be worse, according to the Weather Channel. This rush of cooler temperatures might even bring a few snowflakes to northern Michigan.

Thursday's break in the daily rain showers ended a record-setting 15-day streak, according to the Capital Weather Gang. Sunday and Monday offers another break before the chance for showers returns for the balance of the next week.

Here's the latest regional forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 8 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West wind 5 to 8 mph.

Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 71. Light southwest wind increasing to 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: Showers likely before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. West wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. West wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 63.