North Laurel, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
North Laurel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast46%—100°80°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers54%0.71″95°74°-5°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle77%—85°74°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm77%0.15″76°70°-9°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle37%0.01″78°68°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast14%—93°68°+15°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle41%0.01″95°76°+2°
AQI 105 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 63. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — 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 63. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 63
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:24 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
North Laurel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — North Laurel
- Sat100°75°46%
- Sun95°75°54%
- Mon85°74°77%
- Tue76°70°77%
- Wed78°68°37%
- Thu93°68°14%
- Fri95°76°41%
- Sat85°70°34%
- Sun79°69°21%
- Mon86°65°20%
- Tue91°67°17%
- Wed89°69°33%
- Thu88°68°37%
- Fri90°72°42%
- Sat91°72°44%
- Sun88°69°46%
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 Laurel
SPC has placed North Laurel 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 Laurel
- 20723