Changes In Store For MD Weather As Storms Move In

MARYLAND — Several days of clear weather and summer-like temperatures lie ahead for the Baltimore-DC region once the early start to the weekend works through the potential for thunderstorms and rain, forecasts show.

The National Weather Service said while Saturday will not be a total washout, there will be scattered showers and storms around throughout the afternoon.

"Mild temps persist through Saturday, with highs rising into the upper 70s to low 80s. This does come with showers and isolated thunderstorms each day," the National Weather Service said on social media. "A cold front moves through on Saturday afternoon, which brings in gusty west winds in the wake. Turning cooler by Sunday."

A round of showers with some rumbles of thunder is expected overnight through Saturday morning, according to forecasters with the NWS Baltimore-DC office. Scattered showers and storms will linger into Saturday afternoon.

Behind the sporadic showers, Saturday night should be clear, and sunny skies are expected through Tuesday.

While parts of Maryland were under a Code Orange alert for poor air quality Thursday as smoke from the New Jersey wildfires filtered south into the state, no warnings have been issued Friday morning.

Here's the National Weather Service forecast for the Baltimore-DC region:

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Light south wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

Friday Night: Scattered showers before 11pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 11pm and 5am, then scattered showers after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: Scattered showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northwest wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 52.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.

Wednesday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Chance of precipitation is 40%.