Scattered sprinkles early Thursday morning are forecast to give way to a clear weekend around Baltimore that will heat up significantly heading into next week. Rain is expected to stop by 7 a.m. Thursday before temperatures reach the 60s in the afternoon and drop to around 40 degrees at night, according to the National Weather Service. Friday is forecast to be sunny with an afternoon high near 65 before temperatures dip into the 40s again at night. Saturday is expected to have an afternoon high temperature around 66 and a nighttime low near 50. Sunday is forecast to be Sunny with temperatures ..read more

Sunny afternoons and cold nights are forecast for the Baltimore area this week. Areas of frost are expected early Tuesday morning before temperatures hit the 70s in the afternoon. Tuesday night temperatures will drop into the 50s as a 50% chance of showers sets in through Wednesday morning. Rain is expected to clear by 2 p.m. Wednesday when the high temperature is around 76 degrees. Wednesday night low temperatures will be around 45 degrees with wind gusts as strong as 24 mph. Thursday has an afternoon high around 64 and a nighttime low in the 40s. Friday and Saturday are all expected to be cl ..read more

After a damp and rainy beginning, the weekend is expected to have clear skies Saturday and Sunday, with a sunny outlook that should carry into early next week. Saturday is expected to be mostly sunny and breezy, with a high near 70 and wind gusts up to 28 mph. Skies will be partly cloudy at night with a low of 39, according to the National Weather Service. Sunday is forecasted to be partly sunny with a high near 61 and mostly cloudy at night with a low around 36. Monday should bring sunny skies and a high near 67. Tuesday will be sunny with a high near 72 before a chance of showers returns by ..read more

Patchy fog is expected last in the Baltimore area through Thursday’s morning commute, ahead of a mostly cloudy day. Temperatures are forecast to reach a high near 79 degrees on Thursday in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, dropping down over the weekend with highs in the upper-60s and mid-to-low 70s into next week. A slight chance of showers is predicted Friday afternoon, becoming more likely into the night, according to the National Weather Service. Otherwise, Friday is expected to be another mostly cloudy day with a high of about 70. A break in the clouds is expected to come Saturday, which is forec ..read more

Temperatures on Thursday around Baltimore will push 80 degrees. Thursday night temperatures will dip back into the 50s before rain returns Friday, the National Weather Service says. A chance of showers is in the forecast starting around 2 p.m. Friday afternoon and lasting into early Saturday morning. Saturday and Sunday are both expected to be sunny with high temperatures around 70 in the afternoon and remain clear at night. Monday and Tuesday are also expected to be sunny and near 70 before rain returns Tuesday night ..read more

Tuesday’s weather in Baltimore will be much like Monday’s: warm and sunny. A day after the thermometer topped out at 84, it’s expected to reach around 78 with clear skies most of the day, according to the National Weather Service. Enjoy the sunshine because you won’t see much of it the rest of the week. There’s a 30% chance of showers starting Wednesday at 3 a.m., then a 60% chance starting at 9 a.m. and an 80% chance at night. The high temperature is expected to be around 71. On Thursday, showers are likely and a thunderstorm is possible before 9 a.m., then showers could stick around. The day ..read more

A fair amount of sunshine early in the week will be followed by increasing cloudiness and rain by midweek. A chance of thunderstorms and rain showers until 3 a.m. Monday will gradually give way to clear skies with a high temperature around 66 degrees Monday afternoon, when there is a 20% chance of showers after 2 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. Monday night is expected to be mostly clear. Tuesday is expected to be sunny with temperatures in the upper 70s, followed by a clear night until rain showers become a possibility starting at 2 a.m. Wednesday. Rain is expected to continu ..read more

Saturday morning, clouds are expected to give way to sunshine by the afternoon as temperatures hit the upper 60s with wind gusts could be as strong as 43 mph. Saturday night is also expected to be clear and dry. There is a 20 percent chance of rain Sunday morning and afternoon when temperatures could reach 79 degrees and a 40 percent chance of showers Sunday night. Monday is expected to be clear before more rain is in the forecast for Tuesday ..read more

Forecasted showers Wednesday morning in the Baltimore area are expected to wrap up by lunchtime. A 60% chance of rain is expected Wednesday morning before an afternoon high temperature around 77 degrees and mostly cloudy skies, according to the National Weather Service. A slight chance of showers returns at around 8 p.m. Thursday is forecast to have a high temperature around 68. Rain and possible thunderstorms are expected starting around 2 p.m. and lasting through the night. The heaviest rain this week is expected Thursday night, with a half to three-quarters of an inch forecast for Baltimore ..read more

A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck New Jersey Friday morning, rattling parts of Maryland and other surrounding states, though there are no reports of major damage. The quake hit at 10:23 a.m. more than 40 miles west of New York City near Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Online reports from the public indicated the quake could be felt strongly in nearby New York City, and up and down the East Coast. Some reported feeling the quake in Baltimore and Annapolis, as well as the Eastern Shore and Washington, D.C. The Maryland Department of Emergency Management s ..read more