Bel Air, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bel Air weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain28%0.35″100°77°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle59%0.02″93°73°-7°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle85%—78°71°-15°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm85%0.02″85°69°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle32%0.04″75°65°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast15%—89°66°+14°
- FridayJul 10Overcast46%—90°71°+1°
AQI 94 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 40 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 10:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bel Air at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 23°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 21014, 21015
16-Day Forecast — Bel Air
- Sat100°77°28%
- Sun93°73°59%
- Mon78°71°85%
- Tue85°69°85%
- Wed75°65°32%
- Thu89°66°15%
- Fri90°71°46%
- Sat89°69°36%
- Sun81°65°27%
- Mon74°66°17%
- Tue85°63°16%
- Wed88°63°37%
- Thu90°68°45%
- Fri90°71°46%
- Sat94°70°40%
- Sun91°72°46%
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 — Bel Air
SPC has placed Bel Air 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 Bel Air
- 21014