Maryland weather: Rainy workweek ahead, followed by pleasant weekend

This week is expected to be a rainy one in the Baltimore area.

The National Weather Service had a dense fog warning in place until 10 a.m. Monday, when cloudy skies were expected to be met with scattered showers later in the day.

Monday afternoon’s temperatures are expected to top out at near 78 degrees as isolated showers become scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and continue through the night, when there is a 70% chance of rain.

Tuesday also will have a high temperature of around 76 degrees with a chance of showers and thunderstorms starting at 11 a.m. and lasting into early Wednesday morning.

Rain on Wednesday morning is expected to stop around 8 a.m. before afternoon temperatures reach the mid-80s amid mostly sunny skies.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue Thursday morning with a 90% chance of rain and a possibility of thunderstorms after 2 p.m. with temperatures in the high 70s. A chance of showers and thunderstorms is expected to last until 2 a.m. Friday.

Friday also has a 40% chance of showers starting at 2 p.m. and lasting through the night before mostly sunny skies are forecast to return Saturday and Sunday with highs of 69 and 71, respectively.