Maryland Weather: Sweet Start to Work Week

Now that a relatively dreary weekend, at least weather-wise, is in the books, folks can take solace in the National Weather Service forecast for the first chunk of the work week. Namely, we're talking a lot of sunshine with scant chance of rain expected until Wednesday night.

Monday is expected to be mostly sunny but a bit on the chilly side with highs in the low 60s and a lot of pesky wind gusts. And then comes Tuesday with a near-identical day except for slightly higher temperatures and mild breezes.

Here's the latest forecast from the area arm of the National Weather Service:

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 60. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West wind 5 to 8 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind around 7 mph.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Thursday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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