North East, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
North East weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain25%0.22″100°77°—
- SundayJul 5Light Rain57%0.11″92°74°-8°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers85%0.03″79°73°-13°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm85%0.02″82°69°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle27%0.02″77°66°-5°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—89°67°+12°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle44%—90°71°+1°
AQI 108 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 54 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 75. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 75. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 75
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.9 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:56 PM
- Moonset
- 10:07 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
North East at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 24°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°77°25%
- Sun92°74°57%
- Mon79°73°85%
- Tue82°69°85%
- Wed77°66°27%
- Thu89°67°14%
- Fri90°71°44%
- Sat89°70°36%
- Sun82°66°28%
- Mon76°68°22%
- Tue87°66°17%
- Wed90°64°39%
- Thu90°67°36%
- Fri90°71°36%
- Sat94°70°31%
- Sun90°73°49%
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 — 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