MD Weather: Rain On The Way, Hazardous Outlook Issued

MARYLAND — Potentially severe weather is expected in Maryland, including thunderstorms and heavy rain that could cause flooding this weekend. The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for the Baltimore-Washington area, saying several rounds of showers and storms are expected through the weekend.

Thunderstorms are possible Friday evening, most likely after 5 p.m. Damaging wind gusts and large hail are possible, and so is flooding, according to the hazardous weather outlook.

Rain is supposed to come again Saturday night and continue into Sunday, when it will be heaviest, the National Weather Service advised.

Here are the alerted areas:

While the weekend will not be a total washout, AccuWeather says a series of storms are forecast to continue to pass through the region that may interfere with some outdoor springtime activities.

However, there will be a swath where rain manages to stay away for the most part.

Rain and thunderstorms will spread from west to east during the day on Friday, according to AccuWeather, which says they may not reach the Atlantic coast until Friday night.

From Saturday to Sunday, the cycle is forecast to repeat, according to AccuWeather.

Soon after one storm exits the Atlantic coast, rain and thunder from the next storm will build over the Midwest and head eastward, according to AccuWeather.

Here is the forecast for the Baltimore-Washington area from the National Weather Service:

• Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5 p.m. Showers and thunderstorms are likely after 11 p.m. until 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78 and low around 62. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30% during the day and 60% at night. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76 and low of 59. Chance of precipitation is 30% during the day and 80% at night. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. There's a chance of showers before 8 a.m.; then there's a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m.; and showers, possibly with a thunderstorm, between 8 p.m. and 2 am. North wind around 5 mph.
• Sunday: Showers. High near 67 and low around 53. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
• Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73 and a low around 56.
• Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 76 and a low around 60. There's a 30% chance of showers.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76 and low of 59. A chance of nighttime showers.
• Thursday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

With reporting by Patch editors Justin Heinze and Tom Davis.