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Carlos, Maryland Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Carlos, MD
Saturday, July 4 at 7:06 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
59%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:53 AM
Sunset
4:46 PM
Carlos, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCarlos, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 42% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 69°H 87°
Carlos, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    24%
    88°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    42%
    87°69°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Rain
    90%
    0.08″
    78°66°-9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    64%
    83°64°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    21%
    0.02″
    75°63°-8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    11%
    85°61°+10°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    0.01″
    76°66°-9°
Carlos, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
238° · backing 30°
Direction
WSW
238°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 26 @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 243SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 30° from the wsw.
Carlos, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
945.2
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 27.91 inHg
Now
945.2
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 944948
935940945950955-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW948.0943.5945.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Carlos, MD
Air quality
84
AQI
Moderate
+32 in 6h

AQI 84 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 32 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 58. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~63%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
112μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 58. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~63%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 58
UV peak
0.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Carlos, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
95%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
63.8mi
UNLIMITED
78 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
23:06 UTC · Carlos, 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
23:06 UTC · Carlos, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Carlos, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Carlos, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Carlos, MD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:22 AM
Sunrise
1:53 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
4:46 PM
Civil dusk
9:20 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Carlos, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:09 PM
Moonset
10:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Carlos, MD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Carlos at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Carlos

  1. Sat88°69°24%
  2. Sun87°69°42%
  3. Mon78°66°90%
  4. Tue83°64°64%
  5. Wed75°63°21%
  6. Thu85°61°11%
  7. Fri76°66°51%
  8. Sat78°63°30%
  9. Sun74°60°24%
  10. Mon72°57°22%
  11. Tue78°55°19%
  12. Wed83°58°39%
  13. Thu83°60°42%
  14. Fri74°62°44%
  15. Sat80°66°42%
  16. Sun81°66°47%

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 — Carlos

SPC has placed Carlos in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Carlos

  • 21532

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.