Maryland Weather: Still Mild, Tracking Rain Tomorrow

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- You had to get up pretty early Tuesday morning to see any sunshine.

Clouds were in full force by the time most of us headed out the door.

More and more clouds will stream in from the west, well ahead of a strong storm system that brings Maryland wet weather starting on Wednesday.

That rain will bring us a pretty good soaking.

Most of us will pick up a needed half inch of rain as a warm front lifts north.

There is the possibility for isolated flooding.

A few thunderstorms are possible late Wednesday night into Thursday.

Strong storms are possible, but the severe threat remains well south of the Baltimore area.

The Storm Prediction Center has placed lower portions of the state under a marginal risk for severe weather.

That means of the scattered storms that are expected, an isolated storm could be severe.

The main threats would be damaging winds and even a tornado. 

There is the possibility for an additional round of steady rain early Thursday.

There is still lots of uncertainty about when we'll dry out.

For now, we'll keep a chance for showers in the forecast through the day.

Much colder air is on the way in time for the weekend. 

A clipper system drops down on Saturday, bringing showers to the Baltimore area and snow showers over the mountains of Western Maryland. 

That blast of frigid air leaves us with highs on Saturday in the upper 50s.

Even colder on Sunday and Monday when we'll only top out around 50° and overnight temperatures will be in the upper 20s and low 30s.