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Crownsville, Maryland Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Crownsville, MD
Saturday, July 4 at 9:20 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
77%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:46 AM
Sunset
4:35 PM
Crownsville, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCrownsville, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit with a 40% chance of precipitation at 3 AM.
L 75°H 96°
Crownsville, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    41%
    0.15″
    104°78°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    48%
    0.18″
    96°75°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    74%
    0.02″
    85°74°-11°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    74%
    0.03″
    78°71°-7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    0.01″
    79°69°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    95°68°+16°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    40%
    97°75°+2°
Crownsville, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
241° · backing 61°
Direction
WSW
241°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 3
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 3 · pk 21 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2110SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 61° from the wsw.
Crownsville, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.4
+3.0 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.4
mb
3h
+3.0
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.81005.31008.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure climbing out of the rain band — clearing edging in.
Crownsville, MD
Air quality
165
AQI
Unhealthy
+30 in 6h

AQI 165 (Unhealthy), driven by Ozone. AQI up 30 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 98 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
11.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
136μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 98 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 98
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 17

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 11.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 12.5 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
light
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Crownsville, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
43.6mi
UNLIMITED
103 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
01:20 UTC · Crownsville, 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
01:20 UTC · Crownsville, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Crownsville, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Crownsville, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Crownsville, MD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:15 AM
Sunrise
1:46 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
4:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:08 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Crownsville, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:23 PM
Moonset
11:16 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Crownsville, MD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Crownsville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 21032

16-Day Forecast — Crownsville

  1. Sat104°78°41%
  2. Sun96°75°48%
  3. Mon85°74°74%
  4. Tue78°71°74%
  5. Wed79°69°37%
  6. Thu95°68°12%
  7. Fri97°75°40%
  8. Sat85°71°33%
  9. Sun79°70°20%
  10. Mon85°65°19%
  11. Tue90°63°19%
  12. Wed90°65°40%
  13. Thu90°69°42%
  14. Fri90°70°35%
  15. Sat91°71°35%
  16. Sun91°69°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 — Crownsville

SPC has placed Crownsville 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 Crownsville

  • 21401
  • 21032

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.