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Weather in Cape St. Claire, Maryland

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cape St. Claire, MD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:09 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
71%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Cape St. Claire, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
12a
52°
1a
53°
2a
51°
3a
52°
4a
52°
5a
51°
6a
52°
7a
54°
8a
56°
9a
59°
10a
62°
11a
65°
12p
67°
1p
68°
2p
69°
3p
70°
4p
71°
5p
70°
6p
70°
7p
67°
8p
63°
9p
60°
10p
59°
11p
L 51°H 71°
Cape St. Claire, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    17%
    86°63°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    11%
    93°63°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    92°66°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    74%
    90°69°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    67°58°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    56%
    58°51°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    67°53°
Cape St. Claire, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
219° · veering 72°
Direction
SW
219°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 8 · pk 22 @ 7:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 72° from the sw.
Cape St. Claire, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.2
-0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.86 inHg
Now
1011.2
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-4.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111017
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Cape St. Claire, MD
Air quality
95
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
11.9 μg/m³
PM 10
12.4 μg/m³
NO₂
9.3 μg/m³
Ozone
98.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Cape St. Claire, MD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:23 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
12:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cape St. Claire, MD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:56 AM
Moonset
12:38 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Cape St. Claire, MD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cape St. Claire at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Cape St. Claire

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.