Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chesapeake Ranch Estates weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast28%—91°75°—
- MondayJul 6Rain45%0.17″87°74°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle60%0.05″77°71°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle60%0.07″76°68°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm48%—85°70°+9°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle32%0.02″89°72°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast30%—83°70°-6°
AQI 112 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 54 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Chesapeake Ranch Estates at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Chesapeake Ranch Estates
- Sun91°75°28%
- Mon87°74°45%
- Tue77°71°60%
- Wed76°68°60%
- Thu85°70°48%
- Fri89°72°32%
- Sat83°70°30%
- Sun83°72°22%
- Mon92°68°22%
- Tue77°66°18%
- Wed81°65°12%
- Thu86°66°32%
- Fri85°70°39%
- Sat83°71°32%
- Sun78°71°22%
- Mon83°70°39%
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 — Chesapeake Ranch Estates
SPC has placed Chesapeake Ranch Estates 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 Chesapeake Ranch Estates
- 20657