After a gorgeous end to the Independence Day holiday weekend, the threat of severe weather will unfold for Tuesday afternoon.
A Weather Alert Day is in effect for Tuesday for thunderstorms with potentially damaging wind gusts in excess of 60 mph, hail, and also brief downpours.
Humidity will come up noticeably as our next weather-maker moves in. This will increase rain and severe potential during the second half of the day as we kick off the shortened workweek.
The Storm Prediction Center has placed most of our area under a slight (level 2) risk of severe weather.
Our Futurescan Computer Model brings thunderstorms into Central Maryland, especially after about 2 PM Tuesday afternoon. This will happen first west of over Carroll and Frederick Counties.
The line of storms will then press into areas west of the Beltway through about 3 PM.
The storms then look to cross Baltimore City and the I-95 Corridor by about 4 PM.
The strong storms will then impact the Eastern Shore through 5 or 6 PM.
Although the main line of bad weather looks to pass for most by about 6 PM, there still could be an isolated leftover stronger thunderstorm all the way through about 8 PM or so.
Although brief downpours could occur with any of the storms, flooding should not be a widespread issue. There could be some fast-developing ponding during the afternoon commute, though, with a quickly-falling quarter to half-inch of rain... and even a couple of isolated spots picking up an inch or two.
In the wake of the storms, we should just enter back into a period of more typical summery warmth and humidity along with spotty thunderstorms. Computer models are hinting that another cold front may move through on Friday, though, with increased rain risk, but also the potential of less humid and sunnier weather for next weekend!