Ocean City, Florida Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ocean City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast16%—90°76°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers33%0.77″84°75°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm63%—94°78°+10°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm33%—95°77°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm19%—96°79°+1°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle10%—93°79°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy16%—93°79°0°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 4.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 4.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.76 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.76
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:58 PM
- Moonset
- 11:01 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ocean City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 83°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: February 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Ocean City
- Sun90°76°16%
- Mon84°75°33%
- Tue94°78°63%
- Wed95°77°33%
- Thu96°79°19%
- Fri93°79°10%
- Sat93°79°16%
- Sun95°79°37%
- Mon78°72°44%
- Tue88°73°28%
- Wed90°77°19%
- Thu93°80°43%
- Fri88°70°39%
- Sat89°78°45%
- Sun91°79°39%
- Mon93°79°30%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Ocean City
SPC includes Ocean City in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Ocean City
- 32547