Dawson, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dawson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast27%—98°75°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers38%0.35″95°76°-3°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle89%—84°69°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle64%—91°66°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle21%—82°66°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—92°63°+10°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle47%0.01″82°70°-10°
AQI 84 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 32 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 58 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
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 58 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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
- 11:08 PM
- Moonset
- 10:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Dawson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Dawson
- Sat98°75°27%
- Sun95°76°38%
- Mon84°69°89%
- Tue91°66°64%
- Wed82°66°21%
- Thu92°63°14%
- Fri82°70°47%
- Sat87°66°30%
- Sun77°62°24%
- Mon83°61°21%
- Tue85°58°18%
- Wed91°60°39%
- Thu91°62°42%
- Fri79°65°44%
- Sat86°70°42%
- Sun89°68°47%
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 — Dawson
SPC has placed Dawson in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Dawson
- 21557