Oxford, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oxford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast21%—100°82°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast29%—96°78°-4°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm79%0.47″89°74°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle71%—84°72°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers35%0.06″80°70°-4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——91°71°+11°
- FridayJul 10Overcast31%—95°77°+4°
AQI 119 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 64 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 103 — 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 103 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 103
- UV peak
- 2.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 103
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 10:56 PM
- Moonset
- 10:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Oxford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 24°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 21654
16-Day Forecast — Oxford
- Sat100°82°21%
- Sun96°78°29%
- Mon89°74°79%
- Tue84°72°71%
- Wed80°70°35%
- Thu91°71°8%
- Fri95°77°31%
- Sat92°77°31%
- Sun83°74°22%
- Mon79°69°17%
- Tue86°69°15%
- Wed92°75°41%
- Thu89°75°41%
- Fri91°77°39%
- Sat94°77°33%
- Sun92°78°45%
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 — Oxford
SPC has placed Oxford 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 Oxford
- 21654