Overview
- An Alert Day was issued for the Baltimore/Maryland area for Tuesday when strong to severe thunderstorms were likely with all major hazards possible, including damaging wind, hail, tornadoes and flash flooding.
- The severe threat eased overnight into Wednesday, and forecasters say the immediate hazard tied to Tuesday’s alert has passed.
- Wednesday will be breezy with northwest winds around 15 mph and gusts to about 25 mph, which will help limit storm coverage and lower humidity.
- Highs are expected in the low-to-mid 80s on Wednesday with most areas staying dry and only a small chance of a stray shower late in the day.
- The quieter, breezy pattern is forecast to continue into the start of the weekend, bringing more sun and overnight lows in the mid-60s to high-60s.