Ocean City, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ocean City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle14%0.01″80°75°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——76°74°-4°
- MondayJul 6Showers75%0.01″85°74°+9°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail75%—88°73°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers39%—74°69°-14°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——86°67°+12°
- FridayJul 10Overcast34%—94°75°+8°
AQI 141 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 85 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 140 — 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 140 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 140
- UV peak
- 1.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 140
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 10:52 PM
- Moonset
- 10:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ocean City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°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: 21842
16-Day Forecast — Ocean City
- Sat80°75°14%
- Sun76°74°4%
- Mon85°74°75%
- Tue88°73°75%
- Wed74°69°39%
- Thu86°67°6%
- Fri94°75°34%
- Sat93°74°34%
- Sun84°72°25%
- Mon78°70°21%
- Tue85°71°16%
- Wed84°73°45%
- Thu87°71°48%
- Fri89°73°42%
- Sat91°73°35%
- Sun91°77°31%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Dedicated forecasts for Ocean City: hourly weather (72 hours) · 14-day extended forecast
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 — Ocean City
SPC has placed Ocean City 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 Ocean City
- 21842
- 21843