Hazardous Weather For MD As New Storms Roll In

MARYLAND — Grab your umbrellas and turn on your headlights — dense fog and rain will make driving a challenge at times in Maryland on Wednesday.

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook and a dense fog advisory Wednesday for parts of the Baltimore-DC region. Visibility will be one-quarter mile or less in dense fog.

The advisory runs until noon and includes: Carroll, Baltimore, Anne Arundel, Montgomery, Howard and Harford counties, plus the cities of Eldersburg, Westminster, Reisterstown, Cockeysville, Baltimore, Glen Burnie, Annapolis, Severn, Severna Park, Arnold, Odenton, Germantown, Damascus, Bethesda, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Silver Spring, Columbia, Ellicott City, and Jarrettsville

“If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you,” the NWS said.

Along with the dense fog in some areas, rain is forecast for all parts of Northern Virginia, with a total of 2 to 4 inches of rain expected in the region through Sunday.
"Some fog and mist are possible during the morning, but showers and eventually steadier rain should mostly hold off until the afternoon and evening," The Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang said Wednesday.

This second storm of the week will pose a risk for heavy rain in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. area on Wednesday, according to AccuWeather. The Wednesday evening commute along the Interstate 95 corridor in the D.C. area could be a wet and slow-go as a result. Rain should wrap up by 2 p.m. Thursday.

A third round of rain heads into the region Friday night and will continue to dump on Maryland through Saturday night, the NWS said.

"The atmosphere is expected to quickly reload with moisture late week across the East, posing an even bigger risk for the third storm of the week across the region this weekend," AccuWeather meteorologist Brandon Buckingham said.

Due to the frequent rounds of rain, each storm will lead to greater runoff than the storm before and further heighten the risk of flooding. By the time the third storm rolls in, small streams may be near bank full and some of the larger rivers may be on the rise, AccuWeather said.

Here's the complete National Weather Service forecast for Maryland:

Wednesday: Rain, mainly after noon. Areas of dense fog. High near 58. Northeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Rain, mainly before 3am. Areas of fog before 4am. Low around 49. North wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday: A chance of rain, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. North wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. North wind 7 to 9 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. North wind around 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

Friday Night: A slight chance of rain after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday: Rain, mainly after 8am. High near 57. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Night: Rain, mainly before 2am. Low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Sunday: A chance of rain before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Breezy.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Breezy.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Breezy.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 63.