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Chesapeake City, Maryland Weather

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

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

Chesapeake City, MD
Saturday, July 4 at 7:09 PM
98
°
Clear
Feels like
99°
Humidity
31%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
1:41 AM
Sunset
4:33 PM
Chesapeake City, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastChesapeake City, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit with a 28% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 76°H 98°
Chesapeake City, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    0.01″
    100°80°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    52%
    0.06″
    91°76°-9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    84%
    0.07″
    81°73°-10°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    84%
    84°69°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    25%
    79°66°-5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    13%
    90°67°+11°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    41%
    91°71°+1°
Chesapeake City, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
217° · backing 13°
Direction
SW
217°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 4
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 4 · pk 19 @ 8:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 378SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 13° from the sw.
Chesapeake City, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.2
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.86 inHg
Now
1011.2
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.11010.61011.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
Chesapeake City, MD
Air quality
108
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
+54 in 6h

AQI 108 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 54 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 75. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
122μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 75. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 75
UV peak
0.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Chesapeake City, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
125.4mi
UNLIMITED
126 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
23:09 UTC · Chesapeake City, 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
23:09 UTC · Chesapeake City, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Chesapeake City, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Chesapeake City, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Chesapeake City, MD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:10 AM
Sunrise
1:41 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
4:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Chesapeake City, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:56 PM
Moonset
10:07 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Chesapeake City, MD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chesapeake City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 26°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 21915

16-Day Forecast — Chesapeake City

  1. Sat100°80°24%
  2. Sun91°76°52%
  3. Mon81°73°84%
  4. Tue84°69°84%
  5. Wed79°66°25%
  6. Thu90°67°13%
  7. Fri91°71°41%
  8. Sat89°71°37%
  9. Sun83°66°28%
  10. Mon80°69°22%
  11. Tue87°66°17%
  12. Wed90°65°39%
  13. Thu91°69°36%
  14. Fri93°71°36%
  15. Sat95°71°31%
  16. Sun91°72°49%

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 City

SPC has placed Chesapeake City 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 City

  • 21915

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.