Bowie, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bowie weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain30%0.13″101°73°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle52%0.03″95°75°-6°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers77%—86°74°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers77%0.01″80°72°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle37%0.02″79°68°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—95°68°+16°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle40%0.01″98°74°+3°
AQI 122 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 45 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 65. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~73%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 65. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~73%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 12.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.9 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Bowie at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 20715, 20716, 20720, 20721
16-Day Forecast — Bowie
- Sat101°73°30%
- Sun95°75°52%
- Mon86°74°77%
- Tue80°72°77%
- Wed79°68°37%
- Thu95°68°12%
- Fri98°74°40%
- Sat85°69°36%
- Sun79°68°22%
- Mon85°62°19%
- Tue91°63°18%
- Wed90°65°33%
- Thu90°65°37%
- Fri90°68°42%
- Sat91°71°44%
- Sun91°69°46%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Bowie
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 — Bowie
SPC has placed Bowie 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 Bowie
- 20720
- 20721
- 20716
- 20715
- 20717
- 20718
- 20719