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Fishing Creek, Maryland Weather

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

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

Fishing Creek, MD
Saturday, July 4 at 7:03 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
81%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:46 AM
Sunset
4:32 PM
Fishing Creek, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFishing Creek, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 78 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 78°H 81°
Fishing Creek, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    19%
    0.02″
    81°78°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    12%
    81°78°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    75%
    0.04″
    91°72°+10°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    75%
    87°73°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    38%
    0.01″
    80°69°-7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    88°69°+8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    32%
    97°74°+9°
Fishing Creek, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
160° · backing 34°
Direction
SSE
160°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 7
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 7 · pk 14 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 189SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 34° from the sse.
Fishing Creek, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.8
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.91 inHg
Now
1012.8
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.41011.51012.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Fishing Creek, MD
Air quality
174
AQI
Unhealthy
+107 in 6h

AQI 174 (Unhealthy), driven by Ozone. AQI up 107 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 138. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Moderate
14.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy
160μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 138. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 138
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 17

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Fishing Creek, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
36.7mi
UNLIMITED
50 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
23:03 UTC · Fishing Creek, 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
23:03 UTC · Fishing Creek, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fishing Creek, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fishing Creek, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fishing Creek, MD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:16 AM
Sunrise
1:46 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
4:32 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fishing Creek, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:56 PM
Moonset
10:10 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fishing Creek, MD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fishing Creek at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 21634

16-Day Forecast — Fishing Creek

  1. Sat81°78°19%
  2. Sun81°78°12%
  3. Mon91°72°75%
  4. Tue87°73°75%
  5. Wed80°69°38%
  6. Thu88°69°8%
  7. Fri97°74°32%
  8. Sat96°77°34%
  9. Sun85°69°29%
  10. Mon80°67°19%
  11. Tue88°67°19%
  12. Wed89°70°41%
  13. Thu90°72°41%
  14. Fri91°75°39%
  15. Sat97°76°33%
  16. Sun93°79°45%

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 — Fishing Creek

SPC has placed Fishing Creek 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 Fishing Creek

  • 21622
  • 21634

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.