Croom, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Croom weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle23%0.02″103°79°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast44%—98°76°-5°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm83%0.12″88°74°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers83%0.02″85°68°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers36%1.1″77°69°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy11%—92°67°+15°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle38%0.01″95°71°+3°
AQI 123 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 68 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 108 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 108 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 108
- UV peak
- 2.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 108
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.2 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 10:58 PM
- Moonset
- 10:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Croom at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 25°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.
16-Day Forecast — Croom
- Sat103°79°23%
- Sun98°76°44%
- Mon88°74°83%
- Tue85°68°83%
- Wed77°69°36%
- Thu92°67°11%
- Fri95°71°38%
- Sat93°69°41%
- Sun82°68°25%
- Mon78°67°18%
- Tue86°64°17%
- Wed91°68°41%
- Thu90°68°43%
- Fri92°70°43%
- Sat94°69°39%
- Sun90°70°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 — Croom
SPC has placed Croom 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 Croom
- 20613
- 20772
- 20775