‘Sizzling’ Summer Ahead For Maryland: Farmers’ Almanac

MARYLAND — The upcoming summer weather is going to be remembered as a scorcher in Maryland and throughout much of the country.

According to the Farmers’ Almanac summer forecast prediction, Maryland will likely experience brutally hot, humid conditions. Many cities and towns in the state will likely experience highs in the 90’s and even triple digits.

How can Marylanders prepare? Keep a portable fan on standby, stock up on bottled water, sunscreen and avoid the sunny outdoors as much as possible.

In addition to the predicted blistering weather, Marylanders can expect their summer months to be humid coupled with big thunderstorms heading into summer, which officially starts June 21 with the summer solstice:

Generally, the stormy weather will mark the transition from spring to summer, especially along the Eastern Seaboard and the Great Lakes regions, according to the Farmers' Almanac.

Summer will be "a hot one nationwide," the Farmers' Almanac said. The closest thing to a mild summer will be in New England and the Great Lakes region, but that prediction is based on a wave of cool air arriving in September, according to the Farmers' Almanac.

According to the forecast, the dog days of summer in late July are expected to be "brutally hot," with "blistering hot" temperatures expected to persist over Central and Western states.

The worst of the heat should be over by mid-August, though, the almanac said.

Rainfall is expected to be about normal in the middle of the country, including in the Great Lakes and north and south-central United States; above normal in the Southeast; and below normal in the Northeast.

Drought conditions are expected to persist in the Southwest, where even the Desert Southwest monsoon rains aren't expected to deliver any drought relief. The Pacific states will be unusually dry as well, according to the almanac.