North East, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
North East weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle42%0.06″100°78°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain57%0.09″92°74°-8°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail85%0.03″83°69°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers85%—73°69°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle27%—76°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle14%—88°65°+12°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle44%0.01″89°73°+1°
AQI 98 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 29 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 55. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 55. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~93%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 55
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.6 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
North East at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 21901
16-Day Forecast — North East
- Sat100°78°42%
- Sun92°74°57%
- Mon83°69°85%
- Tue73°69°85%
- Wed76°66°27%
- Thu88°65°14%
- Fri89°73°44%
- Sat84°64°36%
- Sun77°66°28%
- Mon84°60°22%
- Tue86°61°17%
- Wed84°64°39%
- Thu86°64°36%
- Fri89°64°36%
- Sat88°70°31%
- Sun91°73°49%
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 — North East
SPC has placed North East 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 North East
- 21901
- 21921