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Chesapeake Beach, Maryland Weather

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

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

Chesapeake Beach, MD
Saturday, July 4 at 5:55 PM
92
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
97°
Humidity
49%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:46 AM
Sunset
4:34 PM
Chesapeake Beach, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastChesapeake Beach, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 77°H 95°
Chesapeake Beach, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    19%
    0.46″
    99°77°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    37%
    95°77°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    79%
    86°77°-9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    79%
    85°71°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    36%
    0.87″
    78°72°-7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    11%
    91°69°+13°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    36%
    95°74°+4°
Chesapeake Beach, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
074° · backing 62°
Direction
ENE
074°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
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 5 · pk 14 @ 4:00p
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 449SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 62° from the ene.
Chesapeake Beach, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.6
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.87 inHg
Now
1011.6
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-1.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.51012.41012.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
Chesapeake Beach, MD
Air quality
153
AQI
Unhealthy
+96 in 6hPeak ~162 @ 11 PM

AQI 153 (Unhealthy), driven by Ozone. AQI up 96 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 135 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Moderate
12.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy
158μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 135 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 135
UV peak
2.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 135

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 12.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 13.9 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Chesapeake Beach, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
77%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
88.9mi
UNLIMITED
120 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
21:55 UTC · Chesapeake Beach, 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
21:55 UTC · Chesapeake Beach, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Chesapeake Beach, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Chesapeake Beach, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Chesapeake Beach, MD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:16 AM
Sunrise
1:46 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
4:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Chesapeake Beach, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 PM
Moonset
10:11 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Chesapeake Beach, MD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chesapeake Beach at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 20732

16-Day Forecast — Chesapeake Beach

  1. Sat99°77°19%
  2. Sun95°77°37%
  3. Mon86°77°79%
  4. Tue85°71°79%
  5. Wed78°72°36%
  6. Thu91°69°11%
  7. Fri95°74°36%
  8. Sat93°72°41%
  9. Sun82°72°26%
  10. Mon79°71°16%
  11. Tue86°70°16%
  12. Wed89°72°40%
  13. Thu90°71°42%
  14. Fri91°73°45%
  15. Sat94°72°39%
  16. Sun92°73°46%

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 — Chesapeake Beach

SPC has placed Chesapeake Beach 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 Chesapeake Beach

  • 20732

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.