The National Weather Service is calling for Thursday to be mostly cloudy in the Baltimore area, with showers, a high near 59 degrees and south winds of 6 to 14 miles per hour. The chance of precipitation is 60 percent.

A small craft advisory is in effect Thursday and Thursday night for the Maryland Chesapeake Bay and the lower tidal Potomac River.

Thursday night is expected to be cloudy, with a low around 48 and south winds 9 to 14 miles per hour becoming westerly. The chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Friday is expected to be partly sunny, with a high near 51 degrees and northwest winds between 14 and 17 miles per hour.

Friday night is expected to be mostly cloudy, with a low around 36 and north winds around 6 miles per hour.