Forecasters have pushed the threat of rain from Friday into Saturday. But it's only a "chance" for a passing shower or thunderstorm.

Otherwise, we seem to have emerged from the gloom. Friday should be sunny, with highs around 80 in the Baltimore area. ABOVE normal! Hoo-wah!! Sunday and Monday look good, too, with afternoon highs approaching the seasonal norms - which are now in the upper 70s. The forecasters' discussions hint at a pretty good rainstorm Tuesday. But we'll all be back at work, so who cares?

There's still a chance for coastal flooding later today, thanks to "spring tides" linked to the recent full moon. Look for one to two feet of extra water atop the normal high tides.

And, we're still on track for one of the coldest Mays on record in Baltimore. We're averaging 58.1 degrees through Wednesday. That would rank as the second-coldest May since record-keeping began in 1871. The coldest remains May 1967, when we averaged 57 degrees. (Normal is around 63 degrees.)

This month's average could creep up to 58.9 degrees in the next few days as temps warm, and it would still rank as the second-coldest May. I think the second-place ranking will hold.