Mountain Lake Park, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mountain Lake Park weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast31%—86°66°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle37%—85°64°-1°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail77%0.06″79°65°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm53%—80°62°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm17%—79°63°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—84°61°+5°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle67%0.06″77°66°-7°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 37 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 11:28 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Mountain Lake Park at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Mountain Lake Park
- Sat86°66°31%
- Sun85°64°37%
- Mon79°65°77%
- Tue80°62°53%
- Wed79°63°17%
- Thu84°61°14%
- Fri77°66°67%
- Sat70°60°49%
- Sun75°56°34%
- Mon80°51°26%
- Tue81°58°20%
- Wed73°58°46%
- Thu81°54°53%
- Fri81°59°52%
- Sat85°62°53%
- Sun71°63°61%
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 — Mountain Lake Park
SPC has placed Mountain Lake Park in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Mountain Lake Park
- 21550