MD Weather: Rounds Of Rain Expected Mother's Day Weekend

MARYLAND — Heavy rain is expected to soak much of Maryland over the Mother's Day weekend, potentially leaving several inches of rain in the state by Sunday, forecasters said. The deluge, which is expected to arrive on Friday, will affect much of the eastern seaboard.

"Warm front begins to lift northward late tonight and into Friday morning, bringing the start of a wet couple of days to our front door," the National Weather Service in Baltimore said Thursday morning.

The storm will spread soaking rain from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic coast from Friday to Saturday, AccuWeather reports.

"A storm rolling in from the central United States will slow down long enough to make rain a two-day event and put a damper on Mother's Day weekend for portions of the central Appalachians and mid-Atlantic regions," AccuWeather meteorologists said.

The Storm Prediction Center has issued a slight risk of severe thunderstorms over parts of the Mid-Atlantic from Friday through Saturday morning. The hazards possible from those thunderstorms are frequent lightning, severe thunderstorm wind gusts, hail, and a few tornadoes.

Winds along the mid-Atlantic coast will lead to rough surf, minor coastal flooding and beach erosion this weekend. "From coastal New York to Virginia, east to northeast winds are likely to blow steadily between 15 and 25 mph with gusts frequenting 35-50 mph," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Dave Dombek said.

The storm will bring some chillier than normal temperatures into the state on Saturday night, with the low dropping to around 45, forecasters said.

The National Weather Service calls the front a "slow moving storm system" that "will bring a raw east wind & rain to the region starting on Friday, continuing through Saturday, finally ending on Mother's Day."

Up to three-quarters of inch of rain is possible on Friday, 2 inches on Friday night, and rain continuing through Saturday night, forecasters said. Showers are expected to end Sunday, when rain chances drop to 30 percent.

Here's the full weekend weather forecast for Maryland:

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. High near 64. Light southeast wind becoming east 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 52. Northeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

Saturday: Rain before 11am, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm between 11am and 5pm, then rain after 5pm. High near 58. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Saturday Night: Rain likely before 8pm, then rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 11pm, then rain likely after 11pm. Cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: A chance of showers before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.