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Eldorado, Maryland Weather

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

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

Eldorado, MD
Saturday, July 4 at 7:15 PM
96
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
100°
Humidity
46%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
1:44 AM
Sunset
4:31 PM
Eldorado, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEldorado, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 97°
Eldorado, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    18%
    0.13″
    100°79°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    11%
    97°76°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    76%
    0.64″
    93°73°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    76%
    89°72°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    36%
    79°69°-10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    91°68°+12°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    37%
    99°74°+8°
Eldorado, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
193° · backing 10°
Direction
SSW
193°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 4 · pk 15
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 297SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 10° from the ssw.
Eldorado, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1010.9
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.85 inHg
Now
1010.9
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101014
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.81010.31011.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Eldorado, MD
Air quality
105
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
+55 in 6h

AQI 105 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 55 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 100. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Moderate
14.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
138μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 100. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 100
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 12

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Eldorado, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
21%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
84.6mi
UNLIMITED
101 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
23:15 UTC · Eldorado, 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
23:15 UTC · Eldorado, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Eldorado, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Eldorado, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Eldorado, MD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:13 AM
Sunrise
1:44 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
4:31 PM
Civil dusk
9:03 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Eldorado, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:54 PM
Moonset
10:08 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Eldorado, MD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Eldorado at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 23°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.

16-Day Forecast — Eldorado

  1. Sat100°79°18%
  2. Sun97°76°11%
  3. Mon93°73°76%
  4. Tue89°72°76%
  5. Wed79°69°36%
  6. Thu91°68°9%
  7. Fri99°74°37%
  8. Sat94°75°37%
  9. Sun86°71°26%
  10. Mon79°69°20%
  11. Tue89°67°15%
  12. Wed93°73°41%
  13. Thu91°71°41%
  14. Fri93°72°39%
  15. Sat98°72°33%
  16. Sun94°78°45%

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 — Eldorado

SPC has placed Eldorado 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 Eldorado

  • 21659

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.