Queenstown, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Queenstown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast49%—94°77°—
- MondayJul 6Rain59%0.41″88°73°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers47%0.12″77°68°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast47%—80°67°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle37%0.02″91°68°+11°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle37%0.11″92°71°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast21%—85°66°-7°
AQI 98 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 42 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.5 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 56. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~63%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 56
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Queenstown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 21658
16-Day Forecast — Queenstown
- Sun94°76°49%
- Mon88°73°59%
- Tue77°68°47%
- Wed80°67°47%
- Thu91°68°37%
- Fri92°71°37%
- Sat85°66°21%
- Sun84°65°19%
- Mon90°69°22%
- Tue74°67°15%
- Wed80°68°13%
- Thu84°69°26%
- Fri90°69°35%
- Sat90°66°32%
- Sun80°68°23%
- Mon79°66°23%
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 — Queenstown
SPC has placed Queenstown in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Queenstown
- 21658