Maryland Weather Forecast: Rain Returns This Week, Temperatures Cooling

BALTIMORE, MD — It's going to rain early this week, and end with winter-like temperatures, according to the National Weather Service. If the extended forecast holds up, we'll have temperatures in the range for evening and early-morning snow and freezing rain before mid-December.

First, this week: We'll start out partly sunny on Monday, with showers beginning overnight and into Tuesday. The showers will come with windy conditions, with gusts up to 22 mph.

Showers are likely through Wednesday, with pleasant temperatures. But, that will change as the sun comes out Thursday with increasingly colder temperatures. The high Wednesday will be 67 degrees, but we won't get out of the 40s by Saturday.

The Weather Channel's 15-day forecast (that's a long time between now and then) puts snow showers and freezing rain in the region by the weekend of Dec. 9. Stay tuned.

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

• Monday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 55. South wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
• Monday Night: Showers likely after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Tuesday: Showers. High near 63. South wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Tuesday Night: A chance of showers. Areas of fog. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
• Wednesday: Showers. High near 67. South wind 5 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
• Wednesday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
• Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
• Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50