Severe thunderstorms, damaging winds and heavy rain could dash Saturday night plans for a second time this month, though the risk is much lower this weekend.
From mid-afternoon through the evening, the Baltimore area and eastern Maryland are under a marginal risk of a severe storm, said Kyle Pallozzi, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. He added that the risk is about a one out of five on the weather service scale of severe storm threats.
Heavy rain could see some flash flooding to the area, but again, the risk is lower for Marylanders, Pallozzi said, though meteorologists would “keep an eye” on things this evening.
Otherwise, Saturday and Sunday are expected to be partly sunny, with temperatures in the mid- to high 80s, according to weather service forecasts. It will feel a little cooler in the evenings, dropping to the high 60s and low 70s this weekend.
After Tuesday next week, temperatures are expected to heat back up to the high 90s again, and heat indexes could hit 100 or higher, Pallozzi said.
If you’re out this evening, you can keep track of any storm warning on the National Weather Service social media or you can sign up to get alerts sent to your phone through each county’s emergency system.
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