Your Rain Timeline: Maryland Weekend Weather

Our on-again, off-again relationship with rain returns this weekend, along with slightly cooler temps.

Friday will be gorgeous, with a breeze in the afternoon, but temperatures reaching 75 degrees.

Rain clouds roll in overnight and stick around for Saturday, with winds up to 11 mph. Temperatures will stay in the 50s.

Heavy rain is possible for communities in the western half of the region, according to the National Weather Service, including Montgomery and Howard counties and areas north and west, including portions of Baltimore and Harford counties.

Showers are possible overnight and into Sunday, with only a slight chance Sunday night and into Monday.

"Although the heavy rain will taper off by race time, look for a wet track for the running of the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course near Baltimore," according to The Weather Channel.

Things will clear up as the week begins, with temperatures expected to start climbing over 80 by mid-week.

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

Today: Sunny, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph.

Saturday: Rain. High near 57. Northeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Northwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Monday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.