Dames Quarter, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dames Quarter weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain14%0.21″96°78°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——93°77°-3°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm79%0.12″92°74°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm79%0.17″88°73°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle39%—79°69°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle——89°68°+10°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy31%—97°76°+8°
AQI 160 (Unhealthy), driven by Ozone. AQI up 102 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 166. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
LIMIT OUTDOORS Limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Sensitive groups should avoid outdoor exertion. Consider rescheduling outdoor activities until AQI improves.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 166. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~99%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 166
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 19.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 22.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 10:54 PM
- Moonset
- 10:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Dames Quarter at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Dames Quarter
- Sat96°78°14%
- Sun93°77°5%
- Mon92°74°79%
- Tue88°73°79%
- Wed79°69°39%
- Thu89°68°7%
- Fri97°76°31%
- Sat98°76°31%
- Sun87°71°26%
- Mon80°69°26%
- Tue89°68°20%
- Wed90°71°40%
- Thu89°75°38%
- Fri91°72°38%
- Sat95°75°40%
- Sun94°79°39%
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 — Dames Quarter
SPC has placed Dames Quarter 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 Dames Quarter
- 21821