Mitchellville, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mitchellville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Drizzle40%0.05″96°73°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers71%0.14″89°74°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm71%0.01″80°72°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle41%0.02″79°68°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast32%—95°68°+16°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle47%0.01″98°74°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast34%—85°69°-13°
AQI 64 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 66 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 13.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.0 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 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Mitchellville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Mitchellville
- Sun96°73°40%
- Mon89°74°71%
- Tue80°72°71%
- Wed79°68°41%
- Thu95°68°32%
- Fri98°74°47%
- Sat85°69°34%
- Sun79°68°18%
- Mon85°62°16%
- Tue91°63°10%
- Wed90°65°22%
- Thu90°66°24%
- Fri90°69°33%
- Sat91°71°36%
- Sun91°69°48%
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 — Mitchellville
SPC has placed Mitchellville 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 Mitchellville
- 20720
- 20721