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Maryland is on the verge of "receiving heavy rainfall" Friday and Saturday as a storm is expected to form from the remnants of Hurricane Willa moving on the east coast, the meteorological service said national.
Meteorologists predict that a widespread rain of 2 inches could fall on the Baltimore area. And wet snow could mingle with precipitation in the high altitudes of western Maryland.
Winds up to 50 mph are possible in Ocean City and along the coast to New England, potentially resulting in significant beach erosion.
AccuWeather.com calls the planned low-pressure system a "powerful winter storm".
"The proximity of the coast on which the storm is moving and the speed with which the storm gets stronger will ultimately determine the strength of the winds and the rate of precipitation and snowfall," said Alex Sosnowski, senior meteorologist at AccuWeather.
Maryland could begin to see the effects of the storm Friday morning, and rain and winds could continue until Saturday. Rainy periods are also possible on Sundays and Mondays.
The storm will likely end a period of generally dry weather and could allow Baltimore to keep pace with its wettest year of all time.
There has been only 0.31 inches of rain at Baltimore-Washington's Thurgood Marshall International Airport since October 12, and only 1.27 inches of rain all month.
But there has been nearly 56 inches of rain so far this year at BWI, about 14 inches more than what the region receives in 12 months. If it did not rain or cover the whole year, 2018 would still be Baltimore's seventh most humid year.
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