Moscow, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Moscow weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast27%—92°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast41%—90°72°-2°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle90%0.05″82°68°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle60%—88°66°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle20%0.01″80°65°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—89°62°+9°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle51%0.01″77°67°-12°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 60
- UV peak
- 2.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 60
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 11:09 PM
- Moonset
- 10:20 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Moscow at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Moscow
- Sat92°72°27%
- Sun90°72°41%
- Mon82°68°90%
- Tue88°66°60%
- Wed80°65°20%
- Thu89°62°13%
- Fri77°67°51%
- Sat83°64°32%
- Sun78°61°25%
- Mon76°59°22%
- Tue82°57°18%
- Wed87°60°39%
- Thu88°62°42%
- Fri77°64°44%
- Sat84°68°42%
- Sun85°67°47%
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 — Moscow
SPC has placed Moscow in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Moscow
- 21521