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Indian Head, Maryland Weather

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

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

Indian Head, MD
Saturday, July 4 at 6:01 PM
98
°
Clear
Feels like
100°
Humidity
39%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
1:49 AM
Sunset
4:36 PM
Indian Head, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastIndian Head, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit with a 40% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 75°H 98°
Indian Head, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    40%
    0.06″
    100°77°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    40%
    0.13″
    98°75°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    81%
    0.02″
    89°73°-9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Showers
    81%
    0.02″
    88°68°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    41%
    1.3″
    78°70°-10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    12%
    95°67°+17°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    40%
    0.02″
    98°71°+3°
Indian Head, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
268° · backing 11°
Direction
W
268°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 3
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 3 · pk 21 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 294SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 21 — flags snap, branches bend.
Indian Head, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.0
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.85 inHg
Now
1011.0
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111014
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1014.21010.51011.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Indian Head, MD
Air quality
108
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
+53 in 6h

AQI 108 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 53 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 76 — 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
9.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
123μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 76 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 76
UV peak
0.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 76

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Indian Head, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
103.6mi
UNLIMITED
115 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
22:01 UTC · Indian Head, 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
22:01 UTC · Indian Head, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Indian Head, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Indian Head, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Indian Head, MD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:18 AM
Sunrise
1:49 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
4:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:09 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Indian Head, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:00 PM
Moonset
10:13 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Indian Head, MD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Indian Head at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 25°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 20640

16-Day Forecast — Indian Head

  1. Sat100°77°40%
  2. Sun98°75°40%
  3. Mon89°73°81%
  4. Tue88°68°81%
  5. Wed78°70°41%
  6. Thu95°67°12%
  7. Fri98°71°40%
  8. Sat96°69°38%
  9. Sun83°67°29%
  10. Mon82°66°23%
  11. Tue88°63°18%
  12. Wed93°67°41%
  13. Thu91°68°43%
  14. Fri91°70°43%
  15. Sat97°70°39%
  16. Sun90°69°37%

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 — Indian Head

SPC has placed Indian Head 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 Indian Head

  • 20640

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.