From Clear Skies to Rain Clouds: This Week's Forecast in Maryland

We're getting equal doses of sun and showers this week, with a chance of thunderstorms, too.

We're starting the week similar to Sunday, but noticeably cooler. We'll have a high of 80 on Monday, due in part to a windy day. Gusts will be as high as 21 mph.

Tuesday will be mostly sunny and slightly cooler. There's a slight chance for an afternoon shower Wednesday as the clouds begin rolling in.

The best chance for showers and storms is Thursday and Thursday night, with the chance for showers lingering into Friday morning.

It will clear up Friday afternoon and we'll head into the weekend with mostly sunny skies and a high in the upper 70s.

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

• Monday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. North wind around 8 mph.
• Wednesday: A slight chance of showers before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Thursday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Friday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.