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Forestville, Maryland Weather

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

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

Forestville, MD
Saturday, July 4 at 5:57 PM
101
°
Clear
Feels like
103°
Humidity
28%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:47 AM
Sunset
4:36 PM
Forestville, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastForestville, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 101 degrees Fahrenheit with a 28% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 76°H 101°
Forestville, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    28%
    102°79°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    48%
    1.6″
    97°75°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Showers
    82%
    0.27″
    86°74°-11°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    82%
    0.10″
    87°70°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    37%
    1.2″
    77°69°-10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    12%
    93°67°+16°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    0.04″
    95°72°+2°
Forestville, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
231° · backing 12°
Direction
SW
231°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
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 4 · pk 13 @ 4:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 356SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Forestville, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.5
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.60 inHg
Now
1002.5
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031006
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.31002.91002.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Forestville, MD
Air quality
123
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
+68 in 6h

AQI 123 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 68 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 108 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
9.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy
143μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 108 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 108
UV peak
2.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 108

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³ (AQI 51) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Forestville, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
126.0mi
UNLIMITED
129 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
21:57 UTC · Forestville, 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
21:57 UTC · Forestville, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Forestville, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Forestville, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Forestville, 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
1:47 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
4:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:09 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Forestville, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:59 PM
Moonset
10:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Forestville, MD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Forestville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 28°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Forestville

  1. Sat102°79°28%
  2. Sun97°75°48%
  3. Mon86°74°82%
  4. Tue87°70°82%
  5. Wed77°69°37%
  6. Thu93°67°12%
  7. Fri95°72°40%
  8. Sat93°68°39%
  9. Sun82°70°23%
  10. Mon80°67°19%
  11. Tue87°64°18%
  12. Wed94°69°33%
  13. Thu93°69°37%
  14. Fri93°72°42%
  15. Sat95°70°44%
  16. Sun91°70°46%

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 — Forestville

SPC has placed Forestville 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 Forestville

  • 20747

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.