Mother's Day 2021 Weather: Showers May Linger For Maryland

MARYLAND — Mother's Day 2021 is Sunday, which means families in Maryland have plans to spoil Mom with flowers, gifts, cookouts and family outings.

But before you make those plans, it's always a good idea to check what Mother Nature has in store for the day.

In some parts of the United States, Mother's Day plans may be hampered by rain, according to The Old Farmer's Almanac's May forecast.

However, sunshine and warm temperatures are expected from California to Texas, and from the Pacific Coast to the Intermountain region, which includes Nevada, Utah, Idaho and parts of Montana, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico.

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In Maryland, The Old Farmer's Almanac's forecast for Mother's Day is overcast, with a high of 64.

The National Weather Service is calling for a chance of showers on Mother's Day. Otherwise, the forecast is mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.

Before that, Marylanders have to muddle through a bumpy Saturday with a hazardous weather outlook for the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay, Tidal Potomac River, and I-95 corridor through central Maryland, northern Virginia, and District of Columbia.

Scattered thunderstorms capable of producing strong winds are possible over the waters Saturday afternoon.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible after 2 p.m. Saturday; skies will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

On Sunday there is a 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2 p.m. Expect it to be mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Light and variable wind from the south at 8 to 13 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday night a 40 percent chance of rain lingers with mostly cloudy skies and a low around 56.

The Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang agrees that clouds will outnumber rays of sunshine on Mother's Day, with high temperatures in the mid-60s in the DC region. "But even with a shower chance all day, this one isn't looking terrible. Any daytime rain should be light and passing," the Capital Weather Gang says.

Temperatures tend to range from the mid 40s to the upper 50s on May 9 in D.C. The record high temperature in Baltimore for May 9 was set in 1963 when the temperature reached a scorching 93.
Mother's Day, in its modern form, originated in the United States, where it is observed on the second Sunday in May.

Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia, whose mother organized women's groups to promote friendship and health, was the creator of Mother's Day in the United States, according to Britannica.com. In 1907, she organized a memorial service to honor her late mother at a church in Grafton, West Virginia.
Within five years, virtually every state was observing the day; and in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson made Mother's Day a national holiday.