The Baltimore forecast is in, bringing with it a splash of showers and the rumble of thunderstorm threats as we traverse through the midweek slump. According to the National Weather Service, the city is locked between showers with heavier downpours focusing southward. Highs of the muggy mid-80s are on the docket for the afternoon, but relief is on the horizon with a cold front thirsty to crash the party Thursday afternoon, maybe flashing a few gusty winds and heaped with the potential of localized heavy rain hitting hard in the city areas.
The thunderstorms, cast a shadow over Thursday's late afternoon plans, promising a line of storms that could whip up a storm or two powerful enough to knock around some foliage and send umbrellas flying, the conditions quickly shifting to clear skies and cooler temps as we usher in the weekend. The National Weather Service has got their eyes on clear skies transitioning in on Friday, with the mercury hovering in the pleasant mids to upper 80s, the sort of weather perfect for those backyard barbecues or a stroll along the Inner Harbor.
For the mariners among us, a Small Craft Advisory plants its flag in the waters of the middle Chesapeake and Lower Potomac until 8 this morning - skies might be gloomy but the waters are calling, with caution as your first mate, of course. A dampened Thursday is expected to see another front sweeping across our aqueous backyard bringing along its own trove of showers and thunderstorms, some possibly brandishing gusts over 35 knots, with conditions mellowing out as we sail into the weekend; steady easterly winds shifting southeasterly according to the National Weather Service.
