Bloomington, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bloomington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain43%0.37″90°71°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle81%—85°69°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm77%—79°65°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers43%0.04″74°66°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle28%—89°64°+15°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle57%0.14″83°69°-6°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle35%0.02″73°63°-10°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 11:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bloomington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- 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 code: 21523
15-Day Forecast — Bloomington
- Sun90°71°43%
- Mon85°69°81%
- Tue79°65°77%
- Wed74°66°43%
- Thu89°64°28%
- Fri83°69°57%
- Sat73°63°35%
- Sun77°59°22%
- Mon81°54°16%
- Tue86°60°14%
- Wed80°62°35%
- Thu86°57°29%
- Fri86°62°35%
- Sat90°65°45%
- Sun76°66°45%
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 — Bloomington
SPC has placed Bloomington in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Bloomington
- 21523