Clouds will build across Maryland on Tuesday, and Baltimore could pick up a few light rain showers as the day goes on. The cooler air arrives early, with temperatures starting in the 40s and 50s before climbing only into the low 60s by afternoon.
That keeps Tuesday almost 10 degrees cooler than normal for late May, with western Maryland holding the best chance for rain showers. For Baltimore, the better rain chance comes Wednesday, when a more active stretch of weather is set to move in.
Wednesday brings what forecasters are calling Impact Weather, with a couple of rounds of rain and thunderstorms expected in the afternoon and evening. Those storms could carry lightning and heavy rain, and there is a marginal risk, level 1 out of 5, for damaging winds. As one forecast summary put it: “Impact Weather on Wednesday. Expecting a couple rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms. There's a marginal risk (level 1 out of 5) that the storms could have damaging winds.”
The pattern turns a little more unsettled across the Baltimore area before it settles down later in the week. The sun is expected to return, but it will come with a chilly northwest wind, and a few more rain showers are possible Friday night into Saturday.
For anyone tracking weather Baltimore day by day, the message is simple: Tuesday stays cool with only scattered showers, Wednesday is the day with the real storm threat, and the weekend outlook still leaves room for a few more raindrops.