Cold and gusty winds will increase as a strong cold front crosses the area today. Wind gusts up to 25 mph are possible midday into early afternoon with wind-chill staying in the middle 30s. Some of the coldest air of the season arrives tonight with lows dipping down into the upper teens and lower 20s.

The WJZ First Alert Weather Team has declared Friday a WJZ First Alert Weather Day for snow showers that will leave a slippery coating in the Baltimore metro. Snow showers develop after 4 a.m. Friday and continue through early afternoon.

Cold and gusty Thursday across Maryland

A strong cold front will cross central and eastern Maryland midday Thursday into Thursday afternoon. Behind the front, winds will gust up to 25 mph with feels like temperatures staying cold in the middle 30s. We'

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