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Hillsboro, Maryland Weather

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

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

Hillsboro, MD
Saturday, July 4 at 7:18 PM
97
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
102°
Humidity
38%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:43 AM
Sunset
4:32 PM
Hillsboro, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHillsboro, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 98°
Hillsboro, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    15%
    0.02″
    100°78°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    25%
    97°76°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    74%
    0.10″
    91°73°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    70%
    89°70°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    35%
    0.04″
    80°69°-9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    91°68°+11°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    35%
    95°72°+4°
Hillsboro, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
225° · backing 29°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
11
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 11 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 305SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 29° from the sw.
Hillsboro, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.9
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.82 inHg
Now
1009.9
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10091013
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.41009.11009.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Hillsboro, MD
Air quality
140
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
+87 in 6h

AQI 140 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 87 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 98. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
9.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
136μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 98. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 98
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 12

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Hillsboro, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
21%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
105.8mi
UNLIMITED
117 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
23:18 UTC · Hillsboro, 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
23:18 UTC · Hillsboro, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hillsboro, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hillsboro, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hillsboro, MD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:12 AM
Sunrise
1:43 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
4:32 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hillsboro, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:55 PM
Moonset
10:08 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hillsboro, MD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hillsboro at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 24°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.

ZIP code: 21641

16-Day Forecast — Hillsboro

  1. Sat100°78°15%
  2. Sun97°76°25%
  3. Mon91°73°74%
  4. Tue89°70°70%
  5. Wed80°69°35%
  6. Thu91°68°9%
  7. Fri95°72°35%
  8. Sat94°74°35%
  9. Sun85°72°23%
  10. Mon81°68°17%
  11. Tue88°67°16%
  12. Wed93°69°34%
  13. Thu93°72°35%
  14. Fri94°74°32%
  15. Sat95°72°35%
  16. Sun92°76°43%

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 — Hillsboro

SPC has placed Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro

  • 21641

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.