Mount Airy, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mount Airy weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast21%—98°76°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle44%0.01″94°74°-4°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm78%0.12″80°70°-14°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm78%1.5″84°68°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle35%0.04″76°66°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast11%—87°65°+11°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle43%0.01″85°68°-2°
AQI 89 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 36 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 78 — 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 78 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 78
- UV peak
- 2.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 78
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
- 11:01 PM
- Moonset
- 10:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Mount Airy at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 26°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 21771
16-Day Forecast — Mount Airy
- Sat98°76°21%
- Sun94°74°44%
- Mon80°70°78%
- Tue84°68°78%
- Wed76°66°35%
- Thu87°65°11%
- Fri85°68°43%
- Sat86°67°32%
- Sun77°64°24%
- Mon80°65°20%
- Tue83°61°16%
- Wed85°62°35%
- Thu89°68°46%
- Fri87°70°46%
- Sat90°68°40%
- Sun85°68°52%
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 — Mount Airy
SPC has placed Mount Airy 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 Mount Airy
- 21771