Baltimore is gearing up for changing weather as a weak high-pressure system offshore makes way for a cold front coming in from the Great Lakes and Ohio River Valley. According to the National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC, showers and thunderstorms are expected to roll in later this evening, bringing cooler temperatures and a potential for some severe weather.
Today, however, marks the region’s warmest temperatures for a while, with the mercury rising into the low 90s. Despite some cloud cover in the afternoon and evening, the heat index may nudge near the century mark. Given 850-mb temperatures should reach the 18- 19 °C range, a few 95-degree readings also appear possible, the National Weather Service states. But, by the evening, attention turns to the approaching front as the Storm Prediction Center has highlighted areas from the eastern West Virginia panhandle down to the central Virginia Piedmont under a Marginal Risk for severe weather, including damaging wind gusts.
Looking ahead, the front is predicted to linger south of the area through mid-week, shifting temperatures downward and bringing a cooler breeze—especially north of U.S. 50. Showers will be on and off into Monday night, with a further dip in temperatures into Tuesday, according to the weather service. Overnight low temperatures will fall into the 60s, slightly cooler in higher elevations…