Forecast: Clouds then sun, high near 54

Low around 36 Wednesday night

The National Weather Service is calling for Wednesday to start out cloudy and then become sunny in the Baltimore area, with a high near 54 and northwest winds between 8 and 14 miles per hour.

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

Wednesday night is expected to be cloudy, with a slight chance of rain after 1 a.m., a low around 36 and northwest winds around 6 miles per hour or less. The chance of precipitation is 20 percent.

Thursday is expected to be rainy, with a high near 48 and winds becoming southerly between 12 and 15 miles per hour. The chance or precipitation is 90 percent. Rainfall amounts between one tenth of an inch and one quarter of an inch are possible.

Thursday night is expected to start out cloudy in the early evening and then gradually become clear, with a low around 39 and light winds becoming northwesterly between 13 and 16 miles per hour.