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Long Beach, Maryland Weather

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

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

Long Beach, MD
Saturday, July 4 at 7:15 PM
85
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
51%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
1:47 AM
Sunset
4:33 PM
Long Beach, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLong Beach, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 93 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 76°H 93°
Long Beach, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    0.01″
    96°81°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    18%
    93°76°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    71%
    0.05″
    87°73°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    71%
    87°70°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    36%
    0.04″
    78°71°-9°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    14%
    93°68°+15°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    35%
    97°72°+4°
Long Beach, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
250° · veering 35°
Direction
WSW
250°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 5
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 5 · pk 28 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2810SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Long Beach, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.9
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.79 inHg
Now
1008.9
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071012
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1011.51007.01009.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Long Beach, MD
Air quality
174
AQI
Unhealthy
+107 in 6h

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.

PM 2.5Moderate
14.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy
160μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

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
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Long Beach, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
69.5mi
UNLIMITED
84 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
23:15 UTC · Long Beach, 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
23:15 UTC · Long Beach, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Long Beach, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Long Beach, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Long Beach, MD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:16 AM
Sunrise
1:47 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
4:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Long Beach, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 PM
Moonset
10:11 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Long Beach, MD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Long Beach at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Long Beach

  1. Sat96°81°25%
  2. Sun93°76°18%
  3. Mon87°73°71%
  4. Tue87°70°71%
  5. Wed78°71°36%
  6. Thu93°68°14%
  7. Fri97°72°35%
  8. Sat94°74°39%
  9. Sun82°71°32%
  10. Mon79°70°19%
  11. Tue85°68°16%
  12. Wed91°69°40%
  13. Thu88°69°42%
  14. Fri93°72°45%
  15. Sat96°72°39%
  16. Sun93°74°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 — Long Beach

SPC has placed Long Beach 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 Long Beach

  • 20685

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.