Arbutus, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Arbutus weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast22%—101°81°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle44%0.03″96°75°-5°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle75%—84°75°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm75%0.07″90°73°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers34%0.41″80°69°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—93°70°+13°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle41%0.02″95°75°+2°
AQI 117 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 63 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 88 — 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 88 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 88
- UV peak
- 0.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 88
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 10:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Arbutus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 29°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Arbutus
- Sat101°81°22%
- Sun96°75°44%
- Mon84°75°75%
- Tue90°73°75%
- Wed80°69°34%
- Thu93°70°13%
- Fri95°75°41%
- Sat92°72°34%
- Sun83°73°23%
- Mon80°73°18%
- Tue89°69°17%
- Wed93°74°40%
- Thu95°74°42%
- Fri94°75°35%
- Sat93°73°35%
- Sun93°75°39%
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 — Arbutus
SPC has placed Arbutus 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 Arbutus
- 21227