Weather

The same cold front that brought severe thunderstorms and power outages to the region Wednesday night is sticking around through early next week.

Tornado warnings, severe thunderstorm threats and a statewide hazardous weather outlook blanketed Maryland on Wednesday evening.

Temperatures will near record highs in Central Maryland on Tuesday and Wednesday, then quickly drop by the end of the week, according to the National Weather Service.

While the sun has been shy these last couple of weeks, things are starting to look up.

Data from the Maryland Department of Health shows 64 people have died due to cold weather.

Saturday through Wednesday, temperatures are expected to climb from the 60s to mid-70s, which is well above average for early March in the Baltimore area, according to the National Weather Service.

Maryland is sprinting toward spring weather with temperatures set to rise into the 60s and 70s later this week, but first, we have to get past a wintry mix that could disrupt the Tuesday morning commute.

After a spectacularly spring-like day on Saturday, we return to more of a winter feel on Sunday. Wintry weather is expected Monday night into Tuesday morning.

Downed branches peppered the heavily wooded community of Ocean Pines on Monday following inch after inch of snowfall.

A nor’easter hit Maryland unevenly on Sunday night, leaving parts of the state with more than a foot of snow and some counties with just a few inches, according to the National Weather Service.

In Ocean City, the snow — more of a flaky sludge, really — began Sunday evening, and it didn’t just fall. Rather, it whipped through the air propelled by gusts strong enough to knock over pedestrians.

Marylanders across the state awoke on Monday to a blanket of snow after a nor’easter traveled through the region overnight.

A massive snowstorm pummeled the northeast United States from Maryland to Maine on Monday, forcing millions of people to stay home amid strong wind and blizzard warnings, transportation shutdowns, and school and business closures.

Virtual school wasn’t an option then.

Berlin, Maryland, was without power after a powerful nor’easter dumped snow across the region.

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Though many major roadways appear to be clear, caution is still necessary when traveling.

A storm forecasters predict will dump 3-6 inches of snow across parts of Maryland is expected to disrupt schools, universities and other essential services.

The district had initially called for a two-hour delay, but “greater-than-expected accumulation ... made it unsafe to open schools, even with a delay."

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore warned of poor travel conditions and life-threatening conditions as a winter storm sweeping the East Coast threatened to bring inches of snow and blizzard conditions to some parts of the state.