Bensville, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bensville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain48%0.20″101°78°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle44%0.04″98°74°-3°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle83%0.01″89°72°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers81%0.01″86°68°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers41%0.86″77°69°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—95°67°+18°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle38%0.01″97°71°+2°
AQI 108 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 53 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- windy
- 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
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 10:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bensville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°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.
16-Day Forecast — Bensville
- Sat101°78°48%
- Sun98°74°44%
- Mon89°72°83%
- Tue86°68°81%
- Wed77°69°41%
- Thu95°67°13%
- Fri97°71°38%
- Sat95°68°39%
- Sun83°67°28%
- Mon81°66°23%
- Tue88°63°19%
- Wed92°67°41%
- Thu91°67°43%
- Fri93°70°43%
- Sat97°69°39%
- Sun89°69°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 — Bensville
SPC has placed Bensville 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 Bensville
- 20603
- 20675
- 20695