Clear Spring, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clear Spring weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain31%0.11″100°75°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain41%0.06″93°74°-7°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle85%—81°70°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers78%1.3″88°64°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle16%—80°63°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—93°64°+13°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle48%—88°67°-5°
AQI 76 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 23 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 83 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 83 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 83
- UV peak
- 4.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 83
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:04 PM
- Moonset
- 10:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Clear Spring at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 28°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.
ZIP code: 21722
16-Day Forecast — Clear Spring
- Sat100°75°31%
- Sun93°74°41%
- Mon81°70°85%
- Tue88°64°78%
- Wed80°63°16%
- Thu93°64°20%
- Fri88°67°48%
- Sat90°67°28%
- Sun81°63°22%
- Mon81°62°17%
- Tue87°58°20%
- Wed91°59°39%
- Thu92°62°33%
- Fri85°66°33%
- Sat91°68°31%
- Sun84°68°37%
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 — Clear Spring
SPC has placed Clear Spring in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight 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 Clear Spring
- 21722