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Butlertown, Maryland Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Butlertown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Butlertown, MD
Saturday, July 4 at 8:37 PM
81
°
Light Showers
Feels like
75°
Humidity
65%
Wind
30 mph
Sunrise
1:43 AM
Sunset
4:34 PM
Butlertown, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastButlertown, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 75°H 93°
Butlertown, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    32%
    0.11″
    99°77°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    56%
    0.26″
    93°75°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    81%
    85°72°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    81%
    0.01″
    76°70°-9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    32%
    79°66°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    90°65°+11°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    0.01″
    93°74°+3°
Butlertown, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
189° · backing 23°
Direction
S
189°
Sustained
30
mph
Gust
37
mph
Peak 24h
37
avg 5
Beaufort · 6 · STRONG BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 37
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3210SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Steady wind from the s at 30 mph.
Butlertown, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.2
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.83 inHg
Now
1010.2
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-3.5
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071012
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1012.01007.01008.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Butlertown, MD
Air quality
153
AQI
Unhealthy
+48 in 6h

AQI 153 (Unhealthy), driven by Ozone. AQI up 48 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 95. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~80%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

LIMIT OUTDOORS Limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Sensitive groups should avoid outdoor exertion. Consider rescheduling outdoor activities until AQI improves.

PM 2.5Good
8.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
134μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 95. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~80%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 95
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.6 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
windy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Butlertown, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
50%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
13.7mi
UNLIMITED
116 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
00:37 UTC · Butlertown, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
00:37 UTC · Butlertown, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Butlertown, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Butlertown, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Butlertown, MD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:12 AM
Sunrise
1:43 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
4:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Butlertown, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:21 PM
Moonset
11:14 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Butlertown, MD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Butlertown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Butlertown

  1. Sat99°75°32%
  2. Sun93°77°56%
  3. Mon85°72°81%
  4. Tue76°70°81%
  5. Wed79°66°32%
  6. Thu90°65°12%
  7. Fri93°74°38%
  8. Sat85°65°34%
  9. Sun77°65°27%
  10. Mon85°60°18%
  11. Tue86°62°18%
  12. Wed89°67°39%
  13. Thu88°65°36%
  14. Fri90°64°36%
  15. Sat88°69°31%
  16. Sun90°73°49%

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 — Butlertown

SPC has placed Butlertown 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 Butlertown

  • 21678

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.