Galena, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Galena weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast45%—94°74°—
- MondayJul 6Rain66%0.42″85°73°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle39%0.02″76°67°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast34%—78°67°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle45%—89°68°+11°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle37%0.01″91°70°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast20%—84°66°-7°
AQI 124 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 70 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 100 — 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 100 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 100
- UV peak
- 0.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 100
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Galena at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 21635
16-Day Forecast — Galena
- Sun94°74°45%
- Mon85°73°66%
- Tue76°67°39%
- Wed78°67°34%
- Thu89°68°45%
- Fri91°70°37%
- Sat84°66°20%
- Sun84°64°18%
- Mon88°67°22%
- Tue74°64°11%
- Wed77°65°12%
- Thu82°63°26%
- Fri89°67°27%
- Sat85°66°29%
- Sun80°67°17%
- Mon75°65°23%
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 — Galena
SPC has placed Galena in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Galena
- 21635