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Weather in Mitchellville, Maryland

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mitchellville, MD
Sunday, May 17 at 5:10 AM
69
°
Clear
Feels like
68°
Humidity
63%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Mitchellville, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
1a
54°
2a
54°
3a
54°
4a
54°
5a
53°
6a
53°
7a
55°
8a
57°
9a
59°
10a
62°
11a
64°
12p
67°
1p
68°
2p
69°
3p
70°
4p
71°
5p
71°
6p
70°
7p
67°
8p
64°
9p
61°
10p
59°
11p
58°
12a
L 53°H 71°
Mitchellville, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    25%
    90°64°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    97°65°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    96°66°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    71%
    94°68°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    65°56°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Drizzle
    57%
    56°50°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    36%
    71°52°
Mitchellville, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
250° · veering 43°
Direction
WSW
250°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 18 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 43° from the wsw.
Mitchellville, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.0
-0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.85 inHg
Now
1011.0
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-4.6
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111016
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Mitchellville, MD
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
13.7 μg/m³
PM 10
14.3 μg/m³
NO₂
12.1 μg/m³
Ozone
80.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Mitchellville, MD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:24 AM
Sunrise
5:52 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
12:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Mitchellville, MD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
9:58 AM
Moonset
12:40 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Mitchellville, MD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mitchellville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Mitchellville

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.