Thunderstorms, Heavy Rain In MD Weather Forecast: Latest Storm Timeline

MARYLAND — Both Thursday night and Friday morning's commutes across Maryland could include rounds of moderate-to-heavy rainfall, wind gusts and possible thunderstorms, according to forecasts.

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook on Thursday for the I-95 corridor in central Maryland, Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., with gale force winds possible later Thursday evening and into the early overnight hours.

Heavier downpours are possible Thursday night, with a few rumbles of thunder mixed in.
The moderate to heavy rainfall in Northern Virginia will likely occur between 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Thursday, according to NBC4 meteorologist Chuck Bell.

Temperatures in the region will continue rising as the day progresses, with the high temperature expected around 11 p.m. on Thursday. The precipitation will be all rain, with temperatures forecast to be in the 40s and 50s.

AccuWeather said its team of long-range forecasters believe it is possible that toward the latter part of January and into early February, as colder air expands with more staying power from Canada into the Eastern states, storms may begin to track in such a way to allow opportunities for accumulating snow in the I-95 corridor of the Northeast and perhaps the interior Southeast.

Here's the National Weather Service's latest Maryland forecast:

Thursday: A chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of rain after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: Rain and thunderstorms before 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3am and 4am, then a chance of showers after 4am. Low around 50. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday: Showers likely, mainly between 7am and 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 29.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 45.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

M.L. King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.