Edgewater, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Edgewater weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast20%—104°81°—
- SundayJul 5Showers74%0.23″96°71°-8°
- MondayJul 6Showers74%0.58″88°72°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm69%0.03″84°73°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast35%—82°70°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle28%0.06″93°69°+11°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle28%0.01″87°74°-6°
AQI 112 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 57 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 17.9 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 17.9 µg/m³ (AQI 67) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 10:58 PM
- Moonset
- 10:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Edgewater at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 21037
15-Day Forecast — Edgewater
- Sat104°81°20%
- Sun96°71°74%
- Mon88°72°74%
- Tue84°73°69%
- Wed82°70°35%
- Thu93°69°28%
- Fri87°74°28%
- Sat86°73°27%
- Sun88°72°24%
- Mon88°69°15%
- Tue96°76°25%
- Wed83°69°33%
- Thu82°66°38%
- Fri85°67°42%
- Sat79°72°32%
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 — Edgewater
SPC has placed Edgewater in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
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 Edgewater
- 21037