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Fairlee, Maryland Weather

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

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

Fairlee, MD
Saturday, July 4 at 6:58 PM
99
°
Clear
Feels like
103°
Humidity
37%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:43 AM
Sunset
4:34 PM
Fairlee, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFairlee, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 4 AM.
L 76°H 99°
Fairlee, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    22%
    0.08″
    100°79°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    54%
    0.11″
    96°76°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    81%
    84°73°-12°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    77%
    85°71°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    33%
    0.19″
    79°68°-6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    11%
    88°70°+9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    36%
    92°75°+4°
Fairlee, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
196° · backing 11°
Direction
SSW
196°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 5 · pk 23 @ 4:00a
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 494SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Fairlee, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.9
-2.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.79 inHg
Now
1008.9
mb
3h
-2.5
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081013
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.01008.41008.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Fairlee, MD
Air quality
157
AQI
Unhealthy
+102 in 6h

AQI 157 (Unhealthy), driven by Ozone. AQI up 102 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 115 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

LIMIT OUTDOORS Limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Sensitive groups should avoid outdoor exertion. Consider rescheduling outdoor activities until AQI improves.

PM 2.5Good
7.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy
147μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 115 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 115
UV peak
0.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 115

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.2 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
light
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Fairlee, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
101.3mi
UNLIMITED
113 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
22:58 UTC · Fairlee, 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
22:58 UTC · Fairlee, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fairlee, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fairlee, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fairlee, MD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:12 AM
Sunrise
1:43 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
4:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fairlee, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 PM
Moonset
10:09 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fairlee, MD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fairlee at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 27°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Fairlee

  1. Sat100°79°22%
  2. Sun96°76°54%
  3. Mon84°73°81%
  4. Tue85°71°77%
  5. Wed79°68°33%
  6. Thu88°70°11%
  7. Fri92°75°36%
  8. Sat90°75°32%
  9. Sun82°72°26%
  10. Mon78°68°18%
  11. Tue85°67°18%
  12. Wed88°71°34%
  13. Thu90°74°35%
  14. Fri88°74°32%
  15. Sat89°74°35%
  16. Sun90°75°43%

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 — Fairlee

SPC has placed Fairlee 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 Fairlee

  • 21620

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.