If you're headed for Grandmother's house, listen up. Forecasters say we can expect a mild and partly sunny ride early on Wednesday, with southerly winds producing a high in Baltimore near 70 degrees. But things go downhill from there.

Rain could move in by mid-day Wednesday and continue on into the evening. They're calling for a 30 percent chance of showers Wednesday night, and similar rain chances thgroughout the day and night on Thursday.

So I'd say the best driving conditions (traffic aside) will prevail on Wednesday. Thursday looks like a good day to settle in with good food, friends and family, and let the weather do its thing outdoors.

Things brighten a bit for the long weekend, and the drive home, with a bit of sunshine breaking through. They're expecting cooler highs in the upper 40s. That's cool for this time of year.

The predicted rain is part of an approaching cold front. Rain begins out ahead of the front, and continues as it moves off the coast by midnight Thursday. Then the rain lingers a bit behind the front, but the weekend looks dry. Raking weather.