Edgewood, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Edgewood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain42%0.11″100°78°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast53%—94°76°-6°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle81%0.01″85°71°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers81%0.04″74°69°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast33%—76°67°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle14%—91°68°+15°
- FridayJul 10Overcast43%—91°75°0°
AQI 88 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 35 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~73%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~73%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.0 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- windy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Edgewood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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.
ZIP code: 21040
16-Day Forecast — Edgewood
- Sat100°76°42%
- Sun94°76°53%
- Mon85°71°81%
- Tue74°69°81%
- Wed76°67°33%
- Thu91°68°14%
- Fri91°75°43%
- Sat84°66°36%
- Sun78°66°27%
- Mon85°61°17%
- Tue85°67°16%
- Wed88°68°37%
- Thu88°66°45%
- Fri89°66°46%
- Sat85°72°40%
- Sun88°71°46%
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 — Edgewood
SPC has placed Edgewood in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Edgewood
- 21010
- 21040