Little Orleans, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Little Orleans weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle28%0.01″99°74°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast40%—93°74°-6°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers77%—88°71°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm73%0.01″80°68°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle19%0.02″71°66°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast15%—94°65°+23°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle46%0.01″92°68°-2°
AQI 78 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 20 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~97%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~97%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:23 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Little Orleans at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 21766
16-Day Forecast — Little Orleans
- Sat99°74°28%
- Sun93°74°40%
- Mon88°71°77%
- Tue80°68°73%
- Wed71°66°19%
- Thu94°65°15%
- Fri92°68°46%
- Sat79°66°32%
- Sun80°60°23%
- Mon86°55°19%
- Tue90°58°20%
- Wed84°60°39%
- Thu89°59°30%
- Fri91°63°35%
- Sat92°66°33%
- Sun77°66°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Little Orleans
SPC has placed Little Orleans in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Little Orleans
- 21766