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Olney, Maryland Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Olney weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Olney, MD
Saturday, July 4 at 8:18 PM
83
°
Overcast
Feels like
85°
Humidity
66%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
1:47 AM
Sunset
4:37 PM
Olney, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOlney, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 74°H 95°
Olney, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    35%
    99°78°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    47%
    95°74°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    75%
    85°73°-10°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    75%
    0.20″
    76°69°-9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    0.01″
    75°66°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    12%
    92°66°+17°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    0.01″
    94°71°+2°
Olney, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
207° · backing 46°
Direction
SSW
207°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 5
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 32 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 326SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 15 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Olney, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.3
+2.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.42 inHg
Now
996.3
mb
3h
+2.0
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993998
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.8993.1996.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Olney, MD
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
+19 in 6h

AQI 82 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 19 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
106μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~67%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Olney, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
96%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
54.4mi
UNLIMITED
114 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
00:18 UTC · Olney, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
00:18 UTC · Olney, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Olney, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Olney, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Olney, MD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:16 AM
Sunrise
1:47 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
4:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:11 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Olney, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:25 PM
Moonset
11:18 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Olney, MD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Olney at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°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.

ZIP code: 20832

16-Day Forecast — Olney

  1. Sat99°78°35%
  2. Sun95°74°47%
  3. Mon85°73°75%
  4. Tue76°69°75%
  5. Wed75°66°37%
  6. Thu92°66°12%
  7. Fri94°71°44%
  8. Sat82°67°35%
  9. Sun78°65°23%
  10. Mon84°59°21%
  11. Tue89°61°17%
  12. Wed87°63°33%
  13. Thu87°62°37%
  14. Fri88°67°42%
  15. Sat89°70°44%
  16. Sun84°67°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 — Olney

SPC has placed Olney 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 Olney

  • 20860
  • 20832
  • 20833
  • 20853
  • 20906
  • 20830

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.