McCoole, Maryland Weather
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McCoole weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle31%0.02″88°70°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Showers39%0.89″91°71°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Rain62%0.95″85°70°-6°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle39%—88°69°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle41%0.03″92°67°+4°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm44%—84°66°-8°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle37%—85°67°+1°
AQI 62 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
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 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~81%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 11:56 PM
- Moonset
- 12:33 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Queen Anne's lace lines the roads
McCoole at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
16-Day Forecast — McCoole
- Sun88°70°31%
- Mon91°70°39%
- Tue85°70°62%
- Wed88°69°39%
- Thu92°67°41%
- Fri84°66°44%
- Sat85°67°37%
- Sun87°68°32%
- Mon97°67°26%
- Tue91°64°14%
- Wed82°57°14%
- Thu82°56°39%
- Fri80°59°29%
- Sat67°61°26%
- Sun79°65°32%
- Mon78°65°24%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 6, 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 — McCoole
SPC includes McCoole in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 McCoole
- 21557
- 21562