Highland Beach, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Highland Beach weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers41%0.17″99°79°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers38%0.09″91°77°-8°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle74%—84°75°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm72%0.07″85°72°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers38%0.78″79°71°-6°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy11%—91°69°+12°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle37%0.01″95°72°+4°
AQI 168 (Unhealthy), driven by Ozone. AQI up 110 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 122. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~69%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
LIMIT OUTDOORS Limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Sensitive groups should avoid outdoor exertion. Consider rescheduling outdoor activities until AQI improves.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 122. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~69%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 122
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.5 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.3 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 10:57 PM
- Moonset
- 10:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Highland Beach at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°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 — Highland Beach
- Sat99°79°41%
- Sun91°77°38%
- Mon84°75°74%
- Tue85°72°72%
- Wed79°71°38%
- Thu91°69°11%
- Fri95°72°37%
- Sat93°71°33%
- Sun82°70°20%
- Mon79°71°17%
- Tue87°69°17%
- Wed87°72°40%
- Thu92°71°42%
- Fri92°74°35%
- Sat94°72°35%
- Sun92°72°39%
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 — Highland Beach
SPC has placed Highland Beach 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 Highland Beach
- 21403