Laurel, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Laurel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers35%0.33″101°78°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain53%2.5″95°75°-6°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers77%—83°73°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm77%0.32″89°70°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Rain37%0.23″79°69°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—92°67°+13°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle42%0.04″92°72°0°
AQI 112 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 59 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 70. 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 70. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 70
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.5 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 10:59 PM
- Moonset
- 10:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Laurel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 20707, 20708, 20723, 20724
16-Day Forecast — Laurel
- Sat101°78°35%
- Sun95°75°53%
- Mon83°73°77%
- Tue89°70°77%
- Wed79°69°37%
- Thu92°67°13%
- Fri92°72°42%
- Sat91°69°35%
- Sun82°69°21%
- Mon80°70°20%
- Tue87°66°17%
- Wed92°69°33%
- Thu94°71°37%
- Fri91°73°42%
- Sat93°71°44%
- Sun89°72°46%
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 — Laurel
SPC has placed Laurel 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 Laurel
- 20707
- 20725
- 20797