Darlington, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Darlington weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast27%—101°79°—
- SundayJul 5Rain46%0.18″91°73°-10°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers86%—78°71°-13°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm86%0.04″82°68°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle30%0.02″74°65°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast15%—88°66°+14°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle48%—88°71°0°
AQI 92 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 37 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 65 — 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 1.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 65
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 10:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Darlington at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 27°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: 21034
16-Day Forecast — Darlington
- Sat101°79°27%
- Sun91°73°46%
- Mon78°71°86%
- Tue82°68°86%
- Wed74°65°30%
- Thu88°66°15%
- Fri88°71°48%
- Sat89°69°36%
- Sun80°65°29%
- Mon74°67°20%
- Tue85°63°16%
- Wed88°63°39%
- Thu90°66°36%
- Fri90°71°36%
- Sat94°69°31%
- Sun90°71°49%
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 — Darlington
SPC has placed Darlington 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 Darlington
- 21034