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Maryland Weather: Unseasonably cold air sticks around this week
BALTIMORE — After a chilly Thanksgiving holiday weekend, unseasonably cold air will stick around throughout the week.
After a sunny but chilly afternoon, temperatures overnight will drop into the mid-20s across the area. Expect mostly sunny skies on Tuesday, with highs reaching the low 40s. A brisk northwest wind will make it feel even colder, likely in the 30s throughout the day.
Tuesday night, temperatures will dip into the low to mid-20s under clear skies. Wednesday will begin with sunshine, but clouds will thicken throughout the day. Highs will again reach the lower 40s during the afternoon. Expect mostly cloudy skies by Wednesday night as a powerful Arctic cold front approaches the region.
Wednesday night temperatures will be a bit warmer due to the cloud cover, dropping mainly into the mid-30s. The strong cold front will sweep through the area Thursday morning, followed by strong, gusty northwesterly winds and a chance for rain and snow showers. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph late Thursday morning and early Thursday afternoon in the wake of the Arctic front.
Skies will gradually clear Thursday night, with temperatures dipping into the mid-20s. Wind chills will likely be in the teens for some areas by Friday morning. Highs on Friday afternoon will not get out of the upper 30s.
Friday night, temperatures will dip into the upper teens and lower 20s. Winds will get lighter as we head into the weekend, with plenty of sunshine and a few clouds on Saturday. Highs Saturday afternoon will reach around 40 degrees.
Clouds will increase on Sunday, with high temperatures in the mid- to upper 40s. Another storm system will approach, with rain chances increasing by Sunday night into Monday. There is a chance that western portions of the state could experience a period of wintry weather before changing over to rain.
We will keep you updated throughout the week on the chances of wintry weather with this next storm system. Temperatures to start next week on Monday and Tuesday will likely be in the 50s—a welcome change from the recent cold air.
Police said Dequan Gravely, 23, of Charles County, was driving northbound on Route 210 near Pine Drive when his Mercedes collided with the school bus turning left from the southbound lanes.
The driver of a car involved in a crash with a Prince George’s County school bus in Accokeek, Maryland, on Friday has been identified.
Prince George’s County police said Dequan Gravely, 23, of Bryans Road in Charles County, was driving northbound on Route 210 near Pine Drive around 7:20 a.m. when his Mercedes collided with the school bus turning left from the southbound lanes.
Investigators said the crash happened in the intersection, causing the school bus to flip onto its side. Gravely died at the scene.
The school bus driver was transported to a hospital and treated for injuries that were not considered life-threatening. Police said no students were on the bus at the time of the crash.
Investigators said they believe debris from the collision damaged a third vehicle. The driver of that vehicle “declined medical attention,” police said.
The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit is investigating. Anyone with information is asked to contact investigators at 301-731-4422.
WTOP’s Acacia James contributed to this report.
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A D.C. man won $5 million from a scratch-off lottery ticket in Maryland last week, and the matching number that netted him the prize happened to be his age.
Talk about a birthday surprise! A D.C. man won $5 million from a scratch-off lottery ticket in Maryland last week, and the matching number that netted him the prize happened to be his age.
Maurice Williams, a school bus driver in D.C., claimed the first top prize on a $5,000,000 LUXE scratch-off. He had used his $50 winnings from a previous LUXE scratch-off ticket to buy a new one the next day.
In a release from the Maryland Lottery, Williams said he didn’t know he had won until he scanned the ticket: “It’s crazy because the matching number was 59 and I just turned 59 the other day.”
Williams said he sat in shock for a while before calling his mother.
He said he plans to buy his mother a house with the winnings and then save up.
Two more top prizes from the scratch-off have yet to be claimed, the Maryland Lottery said, as well as nine $200,000 prizes, 10 $50,000 prizes and thousands of prizes ranging from $50 to $10,000.
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