Batten down the hatches, Baltimore—it's going to be a stormy weekend. According to the National Weather Service in Baltimore, MD/Washington, DC, the area is in store for a mix of weather phenomena, starting with a cold front today that will persist through Monday, bringing a combination of showers and potentially severe thunderstorms. For a peek at the full forecast, view it on the National Weather Service website.
Early risers in the Baltimore region may have already caught the shortwave trough's performance, bringing widespread showers across the region. Along I-95, a defined line of heavy showers and a few thunderstorms has made its way toward the Chesapeake Bay early this morning. However, winds are staying relatively muted at the surface, with most of the ruckus happening aloft. The main event for these watery skirmishes will likely be over by 11 AM; nonetheless, intermittent light showers are poised to play a backdrop through the early afternoon, according to the weather service.
Sunday's call sheet features more widespread showers and thunderstorms, with a shortwave-trough bringing better/stronger forcing across the area, said the forecast, explaining the conditions might just whip up severe weather south of I-66. At the same time, those situated north could be faced with isolated flash flooding—though storm chasers be wary, as the rapid pace of these storms might not linger over any one place for too long.
For those with their sights on the skies, the aviation outlook is something of a rollercoaster, with widespread showers continuing today, BWI's tarmac feeling the splash from heavy showers earlier today. VFR conditions are on the tickets for both Tuesday and Wednesday, despite potential turbulence from Tuesday's thunderstorms, which, underpinning this, are the shifting winds, from west to southwest on Tuesday to northwest on Wednesday.
On the high seas (or at least the bay), mariners should be on the lookout for sub-Small Craft Advisory winds for now, with the possibility of those choppy conditions rearing their heads Sunday into Sunday night and again on Monday night, and oh, the main hazard of note here will indeed be lightning, especially with the portent of severe storms come Sunday afternoon. If you're near the water, the stalled front will ramp up the onshore to southeast flow from Sunday into Monday, pushing some locales possibly into minor flood levels.
