Rain

On Sunday, December 21, 2003, JENNIFER "Rain" WALLACE, age 13, beloved daughter and friend passed away in Denver. Donations may be sent to the Leukemia Research Foundation.

Portions of Maryland north and west of I-95 could see some light freezing rain overnight, but most of the region will get no more than a cold rain, forecasters said. The National Weather Service posted Freezing Rain Advisories, effective from 1 a.m. until 10 a.m. Saturday, from Allegany County in the west to Harford County in the east. Montgomery and Howard counties and Baltimore City are also in the advisory zone. Less than a tenth of an inch of icing is expected, but freezing rain and drizzle could cause some "travel difficulties," forecasters said.

When I get tickets to a concert — as a fan, not on the clock — I typically only see artists I'm a big fan of, due to my own patience and bank account. Yesterday was different though. My friends convinced me to attend Pier Six's Sunday Funday, which featured many names I only knew in passing from working closely with WTMD : Bobby Long, Justin Jones, Mason Jennings, Josh Ritter, Eric Hutchinson and Amos Lee. All of the artists are classic singer-songwriters types, armed with their guitars and just enough accompanying pieces to give the harder songs an extra kick and to set the mood for the contemplative tracks.

A rainy Sunday morning will hopefully clear out in time for the Orioles to host the New York Yankees for Game 1 of the American League Division Series between the two teams. A weekend chill will stick around, though. The National Weather Service is forecasting rain for most of the day Sunday, but partly cloudy skies by game time at 6 p.m. Highs are expected only in the 50s on Sunday, with temperatures likely in the upper 40s for much of the game. AccuWeather is predicting the rain to clear out around 7 p.m., while the Weather Channel expects a lingering chance of scattered showers until 9 p.m., but the bulk of the rain moving out by 5 p.m. Monday, clear skies are expected for Game 2. Game time temperatures are expected in the lower 50s. No significant winds are in the forecast for either game.

Rush hour and sleet seem to have a thing for each other.Forecasters are calling for another storm system to bring a mixture of rain and sleet, or periods of sleet only, into the Baltimore area late this afternoon and tonight. Temperatures began to drop slightly by noon, with a reading of 39 degrees at Baltimore-Washington International Airport.Amet Figeuroa, a National Weather Service forecaster at the airport, said the sleet probably will be confined to the northern and western suburbs.Conditions won't be quite as ripe for slick roads.

Calyl Robinson, 20, of Annapolis is a sophomore at Limestone College. He volunteered for Box of Rain in 2007 and was asked to become an official counselor just three weeks into his tenure. Since then, he has helped the campers with their activities and helped teach them the virtues Box of Rain aims to instill in its campers. How did you get involved with Box of Rain? Four or five summers ago I was actually working at Boatyard Bar and Grill in Eastport and I recently lost that job and my parents got tired of me sitting at home.

Rains across Baltimore and on the Eastern Shore on Sunday were record-setting and the heaviest of the year, but they didn't end up matching Tropical Storm Isaac's moisture, according to observations. At BWI Marshall Airport, 3.36 inches of rain fell Sunday. That far surpassed the previous precipitation record for Baltimore on Aug. 26, which was 1.73 inches in 1974. It also surpassed normal rainfall for all of August, 3.29 inches. It was also more rain than had been measured at BWI in a single month since December, when 4.5 inches of rain fell.

Spotty bursts of rain pelted metropolitan Baltimore yesterday afternoon, but the drenching wasn't enough to reverse drought conditions.Downpours sent revelers at the Greek Folk Festival at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church running for cover under tents and awnings in East Baltimore. In Towson, some motorists on the Baltimore Beltway pulled off to the side of the road because they couldn't see in the driving rain.But Maryland's drought, which has harmed some crops, isn't over, said Andy Woodcock, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Sterling, Va."

Isaac reached hurricane strength Tuesday afternoon and is poised to strike the Louisiana coast by tonight or early Wednesday -- find more on the storm's latest developments here . In the meantime, what could the storm mean for Maryland? It's too early to say. The storm's cone of probability calls for it to move through the Mississippi River valley late this week, and to turn eastward toward the Ohio Valley. That could mean rain for some parts of the country that desperately need it, but also flooding.

Federal government offices in the Washington D.C. area will open with an 11 a.m. "delayed arrival" Monday, after a freezing rain advisory predicted slick roads and icy conditions throughout Maryland and the District. Non-emergency employees have the option to take unscheduled leave or "telework," according to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Emergency employees must report as scheduled. "Light icing on roadways and elevated surfaces will make traveling hazardous," according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which issued the weather advisory about 1:30 p.m. Sunday; it remains in effect into Monday morning.