Maryland Weather March 4 Evening - 36° Above Normal

Good evening. Maryland. I'm Aaron Jolly. That light drizzle you stepped into this morning? That's just the aftertaste of yesterday's snow. Winter gave us one last whisper. But spring is about to shout. In the next 24 hours. You're looking at a gray, damp day across the state. Patchy fog is hugging the ground through the morning hours. Baltimore tops out at 51 degrees today. Head west toward the mountains. And highs hover around 48. It's a raw one, folks. Light winds, thick clouds. And those spotty showers linger all day. Tonight, the fog thickens and rain becomes likely. Lows hold in the mid-40s — remarkably mild for early March. Thursday brings a real preview of what's coming. Western Maryland could hit 62 degrees. Baltimore climbs to 57. The fog and showers stick around, but you'll feel the difference. Here's where it gets interesting. A major pattern shift arrives this weekend. Saturday, temperatures surge into the mid-70s. That's nearly 36 degrees above normal for early March. Some spots could even touch 80. The trade-off? Daily shower and thunderstorm chances as multiple systems ride a stalled front across the Mid-Atlantic. Sunday through Tuesday stays unseasonably warm, with highs in the upper 60s to mid-70s. Tonight's full moon will have to work hard to shine through those clouds. Sunrise is at 6:36 A.M., sunset at 6:03 P.M. We're gaining over two minutes of daylight each day now. The spring equinox sits just two weeks away. Keep that umbrella handy for the weekend. For the extended outlook, check the latest forecast as confidence improves. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow.