A short cold spell will bring freezing temperatures to Maryland this week
Freeze watch and Chilly days
Colder air has returned to Maryland after record-setting heat last week. Temperatures on Monday will be 10-15° below normal in the afternoons. The normal high temperature this week is the upper 60s. Wind gusts will be elevated, adding wind chills to already cooler temperatuers.
Sunday night was only a few degrees below normal but Monday night into Tuesday morning brings much colder air.
A Freeze WATCH is in place for all of Maryland outside of Allegany and Garrett counties. Temperatures in the upper 20s and low 30s are possible Tuesday morning. Anything you may have planted or has grown due to the warmth we've experienced will need to be protected.
This cool spell doesn't last very long. High temperatures Tuesday, while still below-normal, will be milder than Sunday and Monday. Overnight lows also warm in the days ahead. By the end of the week, we'll be starting days in the 50s with afternoons in the 70s. We're looking at great weather for baseball later in the week when the Orioles return to Camden Yards to take on the Red Sox.