Nikep, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Nikep weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast27%—91°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast42%—89°71°-2°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Drizzle90%0.05″81°67°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle62%—87°65°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle21%0.01″79°64°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—89°61°+10°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle50%0.01″76°66°-13°
AQI 76 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 23 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 70 — 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 70 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 70
- UV peak
- 2.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 70
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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
Nikep at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°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 — Nikep
- Sat91°71°27%
- Sun89°71°42%
- Mon81°67°90%
- Tue87°65°62%
- Wed79°64°21%
- Thu89°61°13%
- Fri76°66°50%
- Sat83°63°31%
- Sun77°60°24%
- Mon75°58°22%
- Tue81°56°18%
- Wed87°59°39%
- Thu87°61°42%
- Fri76°63°44%
- Sat83°67°42%
- Sun84°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 — Nikep
SPC has placed Nikep 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 Nikep
- 21539