Slow-moving downpours are possible across portions of the Baltimore metro after 2 p.m. The chance of rain and storms increases further during the early evening hours. Strong, to severe, storms will organize over western Maryland late this afternoon and sweep eastward through the evening hours.

Wednesday promises to be another hot, humid day under a mix of sun and clouds with about half the sky shrouded by cloud coverage during the afternoon.   An Air Quality Alert remains in effect through Wednesday evening due to unhealthy ozone levels and some lingering effects of Canadian wildfire smoke.