Lexington Park, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lexington Park weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle26%0.02″98°80°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast13%—92°76°-6°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm69%0.11″89°75°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers69%—86°73°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers38%0.01″79°72°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy15%—87°70°+8°
- FridayJul 10Overcast33%—96°75°+9°
AQI 174 (Unhealthy), driven by Ozone. AQI up 107 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 138. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — 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 138. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 138
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 10:56 PM
- Moonset
- 10:11 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lexington Park at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 23°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 20653
16-Day Forecast — Lexington Park
- Sat98°80°26%
- Sun92°76°13%
- Mon89°75°69%
- Tue86°73°69%
- Wed79°72°38%
- Thu87°70°15%
- Fri96°75°33%
- Sat94°76°37%
- Sun80°71°35%
- Mon80°70°23%
- Tue84°69°18%
- Wed86°72°42%
- Thu85°71°37%
- Fri91°74°40%
- Sat95°74°40%
- Sun92°77°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 — Lexington Park
SPC has placed Lexington Park in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Lexington Park
- 20653