First Alert Forecast: Alert Day for Saturday Afternoon

BALTIMORE — Saturday is a First Alert Weather Day.

Saturday morning temperatures are a little muggier than your Friday with the 70s already starting to enter in.

Get those outdoor plans in early this morning before the forecast gets a little dicey this afternoon.

Expect mostly cloudy skies with a good chance for showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours. 

There is a threat for strong to severe storms as a cold front makes its way through the region. 

Damaging wind gusts, rain and hail will be the primary threat with any storms. Localized flooding could present itself as an issue as storms roll in.

High temperatures will reach the low to mid 70s before rain fully settles in. 

Cooler temperatures will be in the forecast for Saturday evening and Sunday. 

Sunday, in the wake of the cold front, skies will be partly to mostly clear with highs in the 60s. 

An extended streak of dry weather is expected across the area to start off next week. 

Temperatures will be comfortable into the 60s for highs through the workweek. 

No significant chances for rain on the forecast through early week.

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