Elkton, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elkton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast28%—100°78°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain45%1.3″91°74°-9°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers86%0.06″79°73°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm85%—83°69°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle27%0.01″78°66°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—89°67°+11°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle42%—90°71°+1°
AQI 98 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 43 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 93 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 93 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 93
- UV peak
- 1.5 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 93
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 10:56 PM
- Moonset
- 10:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Elkton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 28°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 21921
16-Day Forecast — Elkton
- Sat100°78°28%
- Sun91°74°45%
- Mon79°73°86%
- Tue83°69°85%
- Wed78°66°27%
- Thu89°67°13%
- Fri90°71°42%
- Sat89°71°37%
- Sun82°67°28%
- Mon79°69°23%
- Tue87°67°17%
- Wed90°65°39%
- Thu91°68°36%
- Fri92°71°36%
- Sat94°71°31%
- Sun90°73°49%
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 — Elkton
SPC has placed Elkton 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 Elkton
- 21921
- 21922