Expect hot and humid weather to continue Thursday through early next week. Today's weather will feature plenty of heat and humidity across Maryland. High temperatures will be within a few degrees of 90°, but the heat index will be more intense reaching the middle to upper 90s.

Stormy weather continues into the evening in Maryland

Meteorologist Dalencia Jenkins says that there will be another chance of thunderstorms in Maryland Thursday afternoon. However, they won't be as widespread as Wednesday.

Tropical Storm Erin is forecast to strengthen into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season by Friday morning and then become a major Category 3 hurricane by Sunday morning as it travels north of Puerto Rico.

Tropical storm Erin is powering across the Atlantic and is expected to become the first hurricane of the season. CBS meteorologist Tony Sadiku says Erin is not expected to make landfall in the United States,