Fairwood, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fairwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers30%0.23″101°77°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle51%0.04″96°75°-5°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers78%—85°74°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm78%0.01″80°71°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle37%0.02″79°68°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—95°67°+16°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle41%0.01″98°73°+3°
AQI 111 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Fairwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Fairwood
- Sat101°77°30%
- Sun96°75°51%
- Mon85°74°78%
- Tue80°71°78%
- Wed79°68°37%
- Thu95°67°12%
- Fri98°73°41%
- Sat85°69°37%
- Sun79°68°22%
- Mon85°62°20%
- Tue91°62°18%
- Wed90°65°33%
- Thu90°65°37%
- Fri90°68°42%
- Sat90°71°44%
- Sun91°69°46%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Fairwood
SPC has placed Fairwood in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Fairwood
- 20720