Rain

Rain chances for Opening Day at Oriole Park at Camden Yards may be increasing, but there is still some uncertainty on how significantly a moist system from the Gulf of Mexico could affect the region. Even so, rain could start to clear in time for the 3:05 p.m. Friday first pitch. The National Weather Service is forecasting 60 percent chances of rain Friday, up slightly from 50 percent chances in earlier forecasts.  Forecasts call for what is known as a "Miller A type low" moving up from the Gulf of Mexico, though there is some uncertainty as to the track and timing of the system, according to the weather service's forecast discussion.

Some clouds and more gusty winds are forecast in the Baltimore area Thursday, with a chance of rain and high temperatures in the mid-50s, according to the National Weather Service. High pressure is expected to begin to build in the region, making for fewer clouds and milder temperatures. Partly to mostly cloudy skies are expected. A 30 percent chance of showers was expected. A 10-15 mph breeze with gusts up to 25 mph is forecast. A small craft advisory was in effect on the Chesapeake Bay through Thursday evening.

Clouds are expected to remain over the Baltimore area Tuesday, with highs in the upper 40s and lows around or below freezing, according to the National Weather Service. There is also a 30 percent chance of rain or snow showers before 8 p.m. with little or no accumulation expected, according to the National Weather Service. Skies are forecast to be mostly cloudy, with breezy winds of 10-20 mph. Low pressure and atmospheric instability are expected to linger. Wednesday more clouds and slightly milder temperatures are expected.

Overnight temperatures in the 20s will rise during a mostly sunny Friday, but only into the mid-40s, according to the National Weather Service. A few days into spring now, the Baltimore region will continue its cold snap through the weekend as well, with snow possible on Sunday, the weather service forecasted. Westerly wind gusts of up to 30 mph will make for a blustery day, with temperatures dropping back into the low-30s downtown and upper-20s in the suburbs tonight, the weather service said.

Baltimore area residents can expect some precipitation, possibly including small amounts of snow, overnight Sunday, with the greatest likelihood of wintry weather occurring in the predawn hours Monday, according to Greg Schoor, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Sterling, Va. "We're expecting a mix of snow and rain in periods [overnight Sunday]. We don't have an official prediction on accumulation at this point, but our current track of thinking suggests it would be light in both the Baltimore and Washington, D.C., areas," said Schoor, who was monitoring conditions early Friday evening.

Sunny weather with temperatures in the mid-50s is expected for Wednesday, but temperatures could drop and scattered snow showers could arrive tonight, according to the National Weather Service. The weather service is forecasting a 40 percent chance of snow in the Baltimore region Wednesday night, with temperatures dropping to the low-30s downtown and the upper-20s in the suburbs. A chance of flurries is being forecast on Thursday as well. The weather service is forecasting a partly sunny Friday and Saturday, with highs in the mid-40s.

Even the arrival of spring Wednesday isn't erasing the possibility of snow in the forecast for the next few days. Forecasters are keeping an eye on two storms - snow from the northwest, and a weaker rain storm from the south - that could affect the mid Atlantic by late Sunday night or Monday, though it's too early to tell what, if any, impact there will be in the Baltimore area. Accuweather lays out the early potential here , with some parts of Maryland possibly getting a wintry mix or heavy rain.

Mostly cloudy skies with highs in the mid-50s are forecast in the Baltimore area Friday, before rain chances move in for the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. Overnight lows were expected in the mid-30s. Winds are expected to be calmer than Thursday, but could pick up to 15-20 mph in the afternoon and evening. Light rain is expected to move in early Saturday, likely continuing throughout the day. About a quarter of an inch of rain was forecast. Temperatures are expected to drop to the mid-40s overnight Friday and to not rise far from there during the day, with highs Saturday in the upper 40s. For northern parts of the region, in Carroll, Baltimore and Harford counties along the Mason-Dixon Line, a dusting of snow could mix in early Saturday morning.

Rain showers were expected to start overnight Monday, continuing through midday Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Another day of mild temperatures is expected, with overnight lows in the 50s and highs in the lower 60s. Temperatures bottomed out at 51 degrees early Tuesday at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, just two degrees below the record for the warmest low temperature for today's date. A cold front is bringing the rain through, and with another cold front expected Thursday, temperatures are expected to drop.

It was supposed to be both winter's last blast and Baltimore's first significant snowfall in two years, but stubbornly warm air took the "snow" out of Wednesday's snow day for many Marylanders. While weather forecasts had the region preparing for the worst - as much as a foot of heavy snow causing potentially hundreds of thousands of power outages - what it got was little more than a nasty day of slushy rain, though several inches of snow stuck north and west of the city. Yet heavy winds toppled a tractor-trailer on the Bay Bridge, shutting the span down in both directions for about four hours.