Fog

The Fog, starring Tom Welling and Maggie Grace, was not screened for critics.

Pockets of dense fog and isolated shower storms will move through the Baltimore region on Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures will remain steady in the low- to mid-30s, but will steadily rise through sunrise, the weather service said. This afternoon will be mostly sunny, with highs in the low-50s and a westerly wind gusting up to 30 mph. There is also a diminished chance of rain in the afternoon. Tonight will see temperatures drop to the upper 20s in the suburbs, the weather service said.

Patchy fog Friday morning is expected to clear to sunny skies and highs in the lower 70s, according to the National Weather Service. Clouds are expected to move in for the evening, with a 20 percent chance of showers after midnight. Chances for precipitation are expected to increase over the weekend, with a chance of showers Saturday morning, then showers and a chance for thunderstorms Saturday evening. Showers are expected to continue through Monday morning.

4:30 p.m. update: The flood watch for the Baltimore region has been canceled, though the coastal flood advisory remained in effect. Forecasters are calling for up to an inch of rainfall. Original post, as of 3 p.m.:  A high chance of rain throughout Tuesday afternoon and evening has caused the National Weather Service to issue a flood watch for much of the Baltimore region, starting at 3 p.m. Streams and low-lying areas could flood, and minor tidal flooding is also possible, the weather service said.

A dense fog advisory is in effect across Central Maryland from 9 p.m. Friday through 10 a.m. Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. The advisory covers from Washington County to Harford County, and from the Mason-Dixon Line to Southern Maryland. Visibilities of a quarter mile or less are possible. Motorists are advised to use low-beam headlights and keep a safe distance between other vehicles. Depending on how long the fog and clouds stick around Saturday morning, it could impact high temperatures on what is expected to be a warm day with highs around 60 degrees.

Most flights out of Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport were canceled Monday evening and night because of thick fog across the region, according to an airport spokesman. The "extensive flight cancellations," including arrivals and departures, forced many holiday travelers to begin reorganizing their schedules. It was the rare flight that wasn't canceled at the airport, said Jonathan Dean, the BWI spokesman. The Federal Aviation Administration at times imposed air-traffic restrictions, Dean said.

Driving in the Baltimore area could be extremely difficult this morning as fog is reducing visibility to one-half mile or less in some areas, the National Weather Service said. A dense fog advisory remains in effect until 10 a.m. Thursday. The National Weather Service cautions drivers to use low-beam headlights and give plenty of distance around other cars when driving in fog. After the fog dissipates, it will become mostly cloudy, with Thursday's high near 72 and south winds around 6 mph. There is also a chance of rain before 10 a.m. Thursday night is expected to be partly cloudy, with a low around 57 and light south winds.

Get Arbouretum frontman Dave Heumann started on certain topics - such as maximizing the sound quality of vinyl, fictitious narrators in songwriting, photography - and expect long-winding exchanges full of ideas and anecdotes. But ask the 40-year-old Roland Park musician why he started playing music in the first place and the answer is uncharacteristically succinct. "You start a band and you get to play guitar solos for as long as you want," Heumann said from a corner of a coffeeshop late last month.

The National Weather Service has issued a dense fog advisory for the Baltimore area extending through Tuesday morning. Visibility was reduced to an eighth of a mile at BWI as of 4 p.m. Monday. Forecasters warn it could make for another treacherous commute, with visibility reduced to a quarter of a mile or less. Fog also affected the Monday morning commute, with a dense fog advisory in effect Sunday night through Monday morning. The advisory includes Baltimore and the five surrounding counties: Harford, Baltimore, Carroll, Anne Arundel and Howard.

The National Weather Service is calling for Friday to be foggy in the morning and then sunny in the Baltimore area, with a high near 53 and northwest winds between 7 and 13 miles per hour. Motorists are urged to be aware of areas of patchy, dense fog. A small craft advisory is in effect Friday for the Maryland Chesapeake Bay and the tidal Potomac River. Friday night is expected to be mostly clear, with a low around 37 and west winds between 6 and 11 miles per hour. Saturday is expected to be cloudy, with a high near 51 and southwest winds between 6 and 13 miles per hour.

Get Arbouretum frontman Dave Heumann started on certain topics - such as maximizing the sound quality of vinyl, fictitious narrators in songwriting, photography - and expect long-winding exchanges full of ideas and anecdotes. But ask the 40-year-old Roland Park musician why he started playing music in the first place and the answer is uncharacteristically succinct. "You start a band and you get to play guitar solos for as long as you want," Heumann said from a corner of a coffeeshop late last month.

When Eastern Shore native Peter Michaels Allen moved to San Francisco two years ago, he made sure he had a way to make money and a place to sleep before getting to the really important stuff - finding a place to watch his Ravens. Though they're nearly 2,500 miles from home, Allen and several dozen Ravens diehards are doing their best to color 49ers country purple. They call themselves Ravens in the Fog, and with imported Berger cookies, drinks laced with Old Bay and war-painted faces, come Sunday they'll be waving the Baltimore flag - hard - in enemy territory.

Those who criticize the John Leopold case - that it was "too much squeeze for too little juice," a waste of taxpayer money - should read the 40-page memorandum by Dennis M. Sweeney, the judge who presided over the Anne Arundel County executive's trial. It is a superb document that navigates through foggy territory - how and when an elected official deploys the police officers provided by taxpayers for his protection - and draws a clear line between the criminal and the just creepy, between use and abuse.

The deadline for submitting sports copy is 9 a.m. on Monday. We prefer email (howardcountysports@patuxent.com). We do not accept results by phone. When two Howard County teams play, players from both teams (first and last names) must be mentioned in the write-up. Questions? Call 410-332-6606. Running There were 95 runners who turned out on a warm, foggy afternoon Jan. 13 to participate in the third Howard County Striders winter weekly series 5K race at Lake Elkhorn. Karsten Brown won the overall race and Kendra Smith was first among the women.

The National Weather Service has extended its dense fog warning through 9 a.m. Monday throughout much of Maryland, including the greater Baltimore area. The service notes that visibility in some areas will be reduced to less than a quarter mile, creating potentially hazardous driving conditions. Motorists should use their low-beam headlights, slow down and leave plenty of distance between vehicles ahead, the NWS suggests.

Temperatures are expected to rise today, though clouds are still in the forecast, according to the National Weather Service. Patchy fog is possible Saturday morning, eventually giving way to partly cloudy skies and highs around 60 degrees. Sunday, temperatures are forecast to rise to the mid-60s with mostly cloudy skies. Weekend lows are expected around 50 degrees. The warm spell is expected to end by Monday, when another chance of showers crops up and low temperatures fall back to around 40 degrees.

Pockets of dense fog and isolated shower storms will move through the Baltimore region on Tuesday morning, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures will remain steady in the low- to mid-30s, but will steadily rise through sunrise, the weather service said. This afternoon will be mostly sunny, with highs in the low-50s and a westerly wind gusting up to 30 mph. There is also a diminished chance of rain in the afternoon. Tonight will see temperatures drop to the upper 20s in the suburbs, the weather service said.

A dense fog advisory is in effect across Central Maryland from 9 p.m. Friday through 10 a.m. Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. The advisory covers from Washington County to Harford County, and from the Mason-Dixon Line to Southern Maryland. Visibilities of a quarter mile or less are possible. Motorists are advised to use low-beam headlights and keep a safe distance between other vehicles. Depending on how long the fog and clouds stick around Saturday morning, it could impact high temperatures on what is expected to be a warm day with highs around 60 degrees.

Snow, sleet and rain on Christmas Eve made roads slick in parts of the Baltimore area where officials temporarily shut parts of I-83 Christmas morning in the city. I-83 was reopened in the city before 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, police said, and traffic cameras showed light traffic. The National Weather Service issued a dense fog advisory shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday for Northern Baltimore, Carroll, Frederick Harford, Howard and Washington counties. The agency cautioned that until noon, visibility could be less than one-quarter mile in spots, and suggested that motorists use low-beam headlights and leave plenty of distance between vehicles.