Weather in Denton, Maryland
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Denton, MD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:58 AM
69
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
57%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:09 PM
Denton, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
10p
52°
11p
52°
12a
51°
1a
51°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
52°
5a
53°
6a
52°
7a
53°
8a
55°
9a
57°
10a
57°
11a
60°
12p
63°
1p
63°
2p
66°
3p
67°
4p
67°
5p
67°
6p
66°
7p
62°
8p
59°
9p
Denton, MD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—81°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast15%88°63°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle10%96°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Drizzle—93°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle50%92°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle50%68°56°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle51%58°51°
Denton, MD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Denton, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
197° · veering 86°
Direction
SSW
197°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 9
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Denton, MD
Air quality
95
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 9.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 113.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Denton, MD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:21 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
8:09 PM
Civil dusk
12:40 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Denton, MD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:55 AM
- Moonset
- 12:35 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Denton, MD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Denton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.