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Weather in Fairmount, Maryland

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fairmount, MD
Sunday, May 17 at 3:59 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
64%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Fairmount, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
50°
5a
50°
6a
53°
7a
55°
8a
56°
9a
59°
10a
59°
11a
62°
12p
62°
1p
64°
2p
65°
3p
67°
4p
67°
5p
68°
6p
65°
7p
62°
8p
59°
9p
58°
10p
L 50°H 68°
Fairmount, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Clear
    79°53°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    16%
    87°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    92°68°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Drizzle
    89°66°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    51%
    89°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    51%
    68°58°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    58°54°
Fairmount, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
193° · veering 13°
Direction
SSW
193°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
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 10 · pk 26 @ 12:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 13° from the ssw.
Fairmount, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.8
-0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.97 inHg
Now
1014.8
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-4.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151021
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Fairmount, MD
Air quality
81
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
8.8 μg/m³
PM 10
9.2 μg/m³
NO₂
3.7 μg/m³
Ozone
100.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Fairmount, MD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:23 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
14h 16m
Sunset
8:07 PM
Civil dusk
12:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fairmount, MD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:57 AM
Moonset
12:32 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Fairmount, MD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fairmount at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Fairmount

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.