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Downsville, Maryland Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Downsville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Downsville, MD
Saturday, July 4 at 7:03 PM
85
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
56%
Wind
22 mph
Sunrise
1:49 AM
Sunset
4:42 PM
Downsville, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDownsville, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 41% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 75°H 94°
Downsville, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    0.01″
    100°75°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    46%
    0.27″
    94°75°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    79%
    80°71°-14°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    79%
    0.60″
    89°64°+9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    80°64°-9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    11%
    94°64°+14°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    89°67°-5°
Downsville, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
261° · backing 24°
Direction
W
261°
Sustained
22
mph
Gust
38
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 5
Beaufort · 5 · FRESH 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
avg 5 · pk 38 @ 7:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3810SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 22 mph with gusts pulsing to 38 — flags snap, branches bend.
Downsville, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.5
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.43 inHg
Now
996.5
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9951000
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW999.7995.2996.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Downsville, MD
Air quality
92
AQI
Moderate
+41 in 6h

AQI 92 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 41 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 73. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~90%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
121μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 73. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~90%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 73
UV peak
0.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
windy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Downsville, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
62.4mi
UNLIMITED
132 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
23:03 UTC · Downsville, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
23:03 UTC · Downsville, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Downsville, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Downsville, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Downsville, MD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:17 AM
Sunrise
1:49 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
4:42 PM
Civil dusk
9:15 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Downsville, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:04 PM
Moonset
10:15 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Downsville, MD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Downsville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°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 — Downsville

  1. Sat100°75°37%
  2. Sun94°75°46%
  3. Mon80°71°79%
  4. Tue89°64°79%
  5. Wed80°64°20%
  6. Thu94°64°11%
  7. Fri89°67°38%
  8. Sat90°68°29%
  9. Sun80°64°21%
  10. Mon83°63°17%
  11. Tue86°59°17%
  12. Wed89°60°39%
  13. Thu94°63°33%
  14. Fri83°67°33%
  15. Sat92°68°31%
  16. Sun86°69°37%

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 — Downsville

SPC has placed Downsville 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 Downsville

  • 21795

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.