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Aquasco, Maryland Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Aquasco weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Aquasco, MD
Saturday, July 4 at 5:58 PM
99
°
Clear
Feels like
102°
Humidity
37%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
1:47 AM
Sunset
4:34 PM
Aquasco, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAquasco, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 102 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 72°H 102°
Aquasco, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Snow
    19%
    0.30″
    102°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    41%
    98°76°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    79%
    90°74°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    79%
    85°68°-5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    37%
    0.40″
    77°70°-8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    11%
    94°67°+17°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    36%
    97°71°+3°
Aquasco, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
103° · backing 139°
Direction
ESE
103°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 3
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 3 · pk 12
010203040506070MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9B10B11-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 647SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 139° from the ese.
Aquasco, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.4
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.75 inHg
Now
1007.4
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1011.31008.01008.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Aquasco, MD
Air quality
102
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
+49 in 6h

AQI 102 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 49 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 81 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
9.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
126μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 81 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 81
UV peak
2.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 81

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.3 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Aquasco, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
92.6mi
UNLIMITED
111 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
21:58 UTC · Aquasco, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:58 UTC · Aquasco, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Aquasco, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Aquasco, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Aquasco, MD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:17 AM
Sunrise
1:47 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
4:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Aquasco, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 PM
Moonset
10:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Aquasco, MD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Aquasco at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 26°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 20608

16-Day Forecast — Aquasco

  1. Sat102°72°19%
  2. Sun98°76°41%
  3. Mon90°74°79%
  4. Tue85°68°79%
  5. Wed77°70°37%
  6. Thu94°67°11%
  7. Fri97°71°36%
  8. Sat95°71°41%
  9. Sun83°69°29%
  10. Mon79°67°20%
  11. Tue88°65°17%
  12. Wed91°67°41%
  13. Thu91°68°43%
  14. Fri93°70°43%
  15. Sat96°70°39%
  16. Sun92°70°37%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Aquasco

SPC has placed Aquasco in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.

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 Aquasco

  • 20608
  • 20613

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.