Highfield-Cascade, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Highfield-Cascade weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle36%0.01″95°73°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast43%—90°71°-5°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers82%0.23″83°67°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers82%0.02″73°65°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle31%0.04″68°62°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle12%—89°63°+21°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle47%0.01″83°68°-6°
AQI 80 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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
- 11:27 PM
- Moonset
- 11:19 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Highfield-Cascade at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Highfield-Cascade
- Sat95°73°36%
- Sun90°71°43%
- Mon83°67°82%
- Tue73°65°82%
- Wed68°62°31%
- Thu89°63°12%
- Fri83°68°47%
- Sat80°63°29%
- Sun78°60°24%
- Mon80°56°17%
- Tue85°58°17%
- Wed79°63°23%
- Thu81°59°29%
- Fri85°59°32%
- Sat85°65°35%
- Sun79°65°53%
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 — Highfield-Cascade
SPC has placed Highfield-Cascade in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal 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 Highfield-Cascade
- 21719