Nanticoke, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Nanticoke weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast13%—99°82°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——95°79°-4°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm80%0.12″92°74°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm80%0.17″88°73°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle39%—79°69°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle——89°67°+10°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy33%—97°76°+8°
AQI 131 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 76 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 142 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 142 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 142
- UV peak
- 2.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 142
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 10:54 PM
- Moonset
- 10:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Nanticoke at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 21840
16-Day Forecast — Nanticoke
- Sat99°82°13%
- Sun95°79°6%
- Mon92°74°80%
- Tue88°73°80%
- Wed79°69°39%
- Thu89°67°8%
- Fri97°76°33%
- Sat97°76°33%
- Sun87°71°27%
- Mon80°68°24%
- Tue89°68°19%
- Wed90°71°41%
- Thu88°75°41%
- Fri90°72°39%
- Sat94°75°33%
- Sun94°78°45%
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 — Nanticoke
SPC has placed Nanticoke 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 Nanticoke
- 21840