Fall begins tonight; Cooler and dry for most of the week

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A cold front has pushed through the area and cooler and drier air is spilling into the region. High pressure will continue to build, leading to dry and sunny conditions through midweek.

Highs today will be in the low 70s under mostly sunny skies.

Tomorrow will be sunny with highs around 70.

Wednesday will be mostly sunny with highs in the low 70s.

An area of low pressure may form off of the Carolina coastline Thursday into Friday. This low may bring showers to the state during that timeframe.

Cold front has pushed through; Welcomed dry stretch through the weekend

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Current Surface Map
Training pockets of heavy rainfall resulted in widespread flooding yesterday but the “jackpot” area was northeastern Anne Arundel county where over a foot of rain fell! Here in Millersville, “only” 5.15″ fell. This heavy rainfall resulted in many road closures and snarled the evening commute.

The Vane has two good articles that I recommend reading that outlined what happened as well as the results with pictures from around the area.

The cold front responsible for the heavy rainfall and flooding has pushed east of the state, ushering in drier air. Expect mostly sunny skies today and highs in the low 80s.

Mostly sunny today and tomorrow; Heavy rain likely across southern MD this weekend

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Current Surface Map
High pressure is building into the northeast today and as a result, mostly sunny skies are expected today. It will be cooler and drier, with highs in the low 80s to mid 80s.

Expect more of the same tomorrow with highs once again reach the mid 80s under mostly sunny skies. Clouds will increase during the evening and into the overnight as an area of low pressure moves towards the area.

The low pressure will move west to east, just south of the state Saturday into Sunday. At this time, it appears light showers may affect most of the state Saturday. The low will continue to move eastward Saturday night into Sunday.

Scattered thunderstorms possible this afternoon as cold front passes

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Current Surface Map
A cold front will pass through the area this afternoon, touching off scattered showers and thunderstorms as it does. It will be warm and humid with highs in the upper 80s to around 90.

The front will push south of the area tonight and high pressure will begin to build into the region. Expect cooler and drier air to move in tonight and provide for a nice day tomorrow. Highs will be in the low 80s with low humidity under mostly sunny skies.

The high pressure will remain in control Friday, providing another day of mostly sunny skies and highs in the low to mid 80s.

An area of low pressure will form and move by to our south on Saturday. As a result, there will be more clouds and showers and thunderstorms will be possible, especially across the southern portion of the state. Highs will be in the low 80s.

Cold front moving through today; Cooler and drier tomorrow

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A cold front continues to work it’s way through the state this morning. As it does, scattered showers will be possible, mainly this morning before the front finally moves south this afternoon. Highs today will top out in the low to mid 80s.

High pressure will build into the area tomorrow, leading to a nice day with highs in the low 80s, lower humidity and mostly sunny skies.

The high will shift off of the coast tomorrow night into Saturday. As a result warmer and more humid air will return. Highs on Saturday will be around 90 with a slight chance of an afternoon thunderstorm.

Partly sunny today; Thunderstorms likely this evening and tonight

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Current Surface Map
A cold front is slowly moving towards the region today. As it moves closer, showers and thunderstorms will become likely late this afternoon and into tonight. Highs today will be around 90.

The front will continue its progression eastward tomorrow, keeping shower and thunderstorm chances in the forecast through the evening hours. Highs will be in the low to mid 80s.

The front will push through late tomorrow evening, ushering in high pressure and and drier air for the end of the week.

Friday will be mostly sunny with highs in the mid 80s.

Cold front approaches today; Showers and storms likely again


A FLASH FLOOD WATCH is in effect for most of the state except far Western Maryland and the lower Eastern Shore.


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A cold front will move into the area today, touching off another round of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon through tonight. It will remain hot and humid with highs in the low 90s. This airmass will continue to support strong storms with gusty winds, large hail and very heavy rainfall. Localized flash flooding is possible in any storm.

The front will push through tomorrow morning, ending the rainfall and ushering in cooler and drier air for the holiday weekend. Expect mostly sunny skies by tomorrow afternoon, with highs in the low 80s.

The front will also steer Hurricane Arthur well east of the state. By Friday afternoon, the storm should be well off the Ocean City coast, accelerating away from the area.

Hazy, hot and humid today; Severe storms possible


A HEAT ADVISORY is in effect for most of Central Maryland.


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Current Surface Map
With high pressure off of the coast, southerly flow will continue to pump heat and humidity into the area. A Heat Advisory has been issued for central Maryland where highs in the mid 90s will combine with dewpoints in the low 70s to push the heat index into the low 100s.

Additionally, the heat and humidity will fuel development of late afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Some of these storms will become severe with damaging winds and large hail as the main threat. Any storm will also be capable of producing very heavy rainfall, leading to localized flash flooding.

Thunderstorms chances will continue tonight and activity will increase again tomorrow afternoon as a cold front approaches from the west. Just like today, these storms will be capable of producing very heavy rainfall, damaging winds and large hail. Highs tomorrow will be in the upper 80s.