We've already recorded nearly a quarter-inch of rain outside at the Baltimore Sun's weather station this morning, as low pressure to our west begins to trigger moderate to heavy showers in Central Maryland. But the real weather today and tomorrow will be driven by a secondary low that's developing into a Nor'easter off the mid-Atlantic coast.
That coastal low is forecast to intensify over the next day or so, driving heavy rain ashore, and maybe even triggering snow this weekend at high altitudes in northern New York, New England and Canada.
Here's AccuWeather.com's take on the storm.
For Marylanders, the storms will bring plenty of rain today. Forecasters at the National Weather Service's forecast office in Sterling, Va. say we could see up to an inch before it's all over.
But just as the offshore low intensifies, the whole package will move north into New England, and we will fall under the northwest return flow on the west side of the storm's counter-clockwise circulation. And that will mean drying and clearing overnight, and blustery winds Friday and Saturday.
If you're okay with the wind, the rest of the forecast looks great, with sunny skies and highs in the upper 60s from Friday well into next week.