Dargan, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dargan weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle33%0.02″101°76°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain51%0.95″96°75°-5°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm83%—80°70°-16°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Showers83%2.4″87°65°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle27%0.01″79°64°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—92°64°+13°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle37%—88°67°-4°
AQI 81 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 29 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 49. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:03 PM
- Moonset
- 10:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Dargan at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Dargan
- Sat101°76°33%
- Sun96°75°51%
- Mon80°70°83%
- Tue87°65°83%
- Wed79°64°27%
- Thu92°64°12%
- Fri88°67°37%
- Sat89°67°30%
- Sun79°63°22%
- Mon80°63°17%
- Tue85°59°16%
- Wed86°61°40%
- Thu93°65°42%
- Fri83°68°38%
- Sat92°68°34%
- Sun88°68°44%
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 — Dargan
SPC has placed Dargan 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 Dargan
- 21782