Carlos, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carlos weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast25%—88°69°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers43%0.86″87°69°-1°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail90%0.06″79°67°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm64%—74°64°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers21%0.06″71°65°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast11%—85°63°+14°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle51%0.09″80°68°-5°
AQI 72 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 21 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
Carlos at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- 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
- Sat88°69°25%
- Sun87°69°43%
- Mon79°67°90%
- Tue74°64°64%
- Wed71°65°21%
- Thu85°63°11%
- Fri80°68°51%
- Sat72°61°30%
- Sun73°58°24%
- Mon78°53°22%
- Tue83°59°19%
- Wed77°60°39%
- Thu79°56°42%
- Fri81°60°44%
- Sat86°64°42%
- Sun73°64°47%
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 — 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