Melwood, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Melwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast26%—102°79°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle49%0.02″97°76°-5°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain83%0.26″86°74°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers83%0.10″87°70°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Showers36%1.2″77°69°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy12%—93°67°+16°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle39%0.04″95°72°+2°
AQI 128 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 73 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 95 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 95 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 95
- UV peak
- 0.9 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 95
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
Melwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 28°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Melwood
- Sat102°79°26%
- Sun97°76°49%
- Mon86°74°83%
- Tue87°70°83%
- Wed77°69°36%
- Thu93°67°12%
- Fri95°72°39%
- Sat93°69°40%
- Sun82°70°24%
- Mon80°67°18%
- Tue87°64°18%
- Wed94°69°33%
- Thu93°69°37%
- Fri93°72°42%
- Sat95°70°44%
- Sun91°70°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 — Melwood
SPC has placed Melwood 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 Melwood
- 20772