Dunkirk, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Dunkirk weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast37%—94°74°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain56%2.8″88°74°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle51%0.02″76°71°-12°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle51%0.01″77°69°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers54%0.15″91°67°+14°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers37%0.25″92°70°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast26%—82°69°-10°
AQI 126 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 71 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 73
- UV peak
- 0.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 73
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Dunkirk at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 20754
16-Day Forecast — Dunkirk
- Sun94°74°37%
- Mon88°74°56%
- Tue76°71°51%
- Wed77°69°51%
- Thu91°67°54%
- Fri92°70°37%
- Sat82°69°26%
- Sun82°69°22%
- Mon93°65°22%
- Tue73°64°15%
- Wed78°61°15%
- Thu87°62°32%
- Fri89°67°39%
- Sat87°69°32%
- Sun80°69°22%
- Mon84°68°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Dunkirk
SPC has placed Dunkirk 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 Dunkirk
- 20754