Maryland Weather: Alert Day issued for strong wind gusts

BALTIMORE -- A WJZ Alert Day has been issued for strong wind gusts which may reach 50 mph through early evening.  

We open up 2025 with powerful winds and cold. In addition to the windy weather today, an extended stretch of frigid cold is likely this weekend through at least the end of next week.

Today will be cold and windy! We have another Alert Day in effect to start the year as well, due to strong and potentially damaging winds in the forecast. A wind advisory is in place for the entire WJZ viewing area for winds that may gust up to 50 mph. Temperatures are about to plunge over the next several days - with highs will only reach the upper 40s today. Wind chills will stay in the 20s & 30s much of the today, despite a mix of clouds and sunshine. 

Blustery and cold weather continues Thursday with highs only in the lower 40s, but with the wind, feels like temperatures will be mainly

Our next weather maker will be a clipper system that brings snow showers Friday afternoon and evening. Snow may accumulate a coating to 1", mainly on grassy surfaces. Road temperatures will likely be too warm for any snow to accumulated on paved surfaces. Keep checking back to this forecast incase any changes are needed. 

Expect bitterly cold weather this upcoming weekend. This includes the Ravens game Saturday afternoon where temperatures will be in the lower 30s with a howling and icy wind. We've issued a First Alert Weather Day for Saturday because wind chills during the game will be in the upper teens & lower 20s.

Bitter cold continues Sunday with highs in the lower 30s. The chance for accumulating snow is increasing across the area Sunday night through Monday. It's too early to determine how much snow may fall, but there is the chance of a shovable snow for at least part of the area during this time. We've flagged Monday as a possible Alert Day.