Damaging Winds In MD: 55 MPH Gusts Possible Monday

MARYLAND — The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook and a wind advisory for most of Maryland on Monday.

Expect winds of 20 to 30 mph, with gusts up to 55 mph until 5 p.m. Monday, according to the weather service.

“Damaging winds will continue to be possible through the day today before subsiding later tonight,” the Baltimore-DC office of the National Weather Service said. “Mostly sunny skies are expected with highs in the 40s for the mountains with 50s across the lower elevations.”

A wind advisory is in place until 5 p.m. for these areas: Washington, Carroll, Baltimore, Prince George’s, Anne Arundel, Charles, St. Marys, Calvert, Montgomery, Howard and Harford counties. Also under the advisory are Hagerstown, Frederick, Eldersburg, Westminster, Reisterstown, Cockeysville, Elkton, Baltimore, Bowie, Frederick, Suitland-Silver Hill, College Park, Greenbelt, Laurel, Camp Springs, Glen Burnie, Annapolis, Severn, South Gate, Severna Park, Arnold, Odenton, St. Charles, Waldorf, Lexington Park, California, Chesapeake Beach, Huntingtown, Dunkirk, North Beach, Lusby, Germantown, Damascus, Bethesda, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Silver Spring, Lisbon, Columbia, Ellicott City, Jarrettsville, and Aberdeen.

A hazardous weather outlook is also in place Monday for the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay, Tidal Potomac River, and I-95 corridor through central Maryland, northern Virginia, and District of Columbia.

The week ahead warms up with highs soaring into the 70s Tuesday through Friday. But a mix of cold and warm air systems late in the week could brew storms

“Heavy rain and robust thunderstorms are projected to develop ahead of the boundary, soaking areas from Oklahoma to the Southeast coast from Thursday to Friday evening,” Accuweather said.

Here’s the seven-day Maryland forecast from the National Weather Service:

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Breezy, with a northwest wind 23 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.

Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 46. West wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind around 6 mph.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.

Friday: A chance of rain after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night: Rain likely, mainly between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: A chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Sunday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 40%.