And the heat goes on ... back to the 90s Tues.

Looks like four days in the 80s is all we'll see for now. Forecasters out at Sterling are calling for high temperatures to return to the 90s at BWI-Marshall on Tuesday, and revisit that territory again on Wednesday and Thursday. The predicted high for Thursday is a very July-like 96 degrees.

For now, we're looking at lots of clouds and relatively cool temperatures as high pressure centered to our northeast pumps cool, moist Atlantic air our way on east winds. That means plenty of clouds today (Monday) and scattered showers.

We've had at least two showers on the WeatherDeck in Cockeysville since Sunday, wetting everything down a little, but never registering anything on the rain gauge. Likewise for BWI-Marshall.

As the high moves offshore, we'll begin to feel more southerly, and later westerly winds, bringing in more moisture, higher humidity and then higher temperatures. Sterling forecasters are calling for more sunshine and highs near 90 degrees on Tuesday and Wednesday, and 96 on Thursday.

Chances for showers and thunderstorms will rise again at mid-week, into the 30 to 40 percent range. But the next cold front is due sometime Friday morning, promising to return us to the 80s, with sunnier, and drier weather for the weekend.

July 2010 ended with an average temperature of 81.5 degrees at BWI-Marshall. Those last few days of 80-degree weather knocked us out of contention for the top spot. Through Thursday, we stood at 81.8 degrees. Here's how this July stacks against the hottest Julys on record for Baltimore:

1872: 81.7 degrees

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2010: 81.5 degrees

1995: 81.5 degrees

1949: 81.4 degrees

1934: 81.4 degrees

1955: 81.2 degrees

1931: 81.0 degrees

(SUN PHOTOS by Amy Davis)

And the heat goes on ... back to the 90s Tues.

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