Maryland Weather Forecast: Record Highs — Then Snow

HANOVER, MD — Don't get used to that balmy springlike 72 degrees outside. Not in February. Brace yourself, Maryland, because winter returns Wednesday night with a chance of — wait for it — snow. While the National Weather Service says a record high of 72 degrees was set about 4 p.m. Tuesday at Baltimore-Washington International Airport, shattering the record high of 64 degrees, the thermometer is about to plunge.

Rain chances creep in overnight, although Wednesday will still be abnormally warm with a high temperature in the mid-60s expected. But Wednesday night into Thursday reality crashes the party and a cold front will bring snow to much of the state. Maybe not enough snow to shovel, but it will mean grabbing your winter coat again.

From Baltimore to Annapolis, Columbia, Rockville and Bethesda, look for a maximum of one inch of snow, while points south will seen even less frozen precipitation. And temperatures will rebound somewhat by the weekend, edging back into the 50s.

Here's the forecast from the National Weather Service:

Tuesday night: A chance of showers after 7pm. Cloudy, then becoming partly cloudy toward daybreak, with a low around 52. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind 10 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday night: Rain before 2am, then rain and snow between 2am and 5am, then snow after 5am. Low around 35. North wind 8 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday: Snow before 8am, then a chance of rain and snow between 8am and 1pm, then a chance of snow after 1pm. High near 39. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday night: A chance of snow showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.

Friday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.

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