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
Fairmount, MD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—79°53°
- SundayMay 17Overcast16%87°62°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—92°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—89°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle51%89°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle51%68°58°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle52%58°54°
Fairmount, MD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Fairmount, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
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
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.