Rawlings, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rawlings weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast24%—96°73°—
- SundayJul 5Showers38%0.13″94°72°-2°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm87%—87°70°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm68%—79°67°-8°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers22%0.05″77°67°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast13%—92°65°+15°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle47%0.05″88°69°-4°
AQI 72 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 21 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~71%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Rawlings at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 21557
16-Day Forecast — Rawlings
- Sat96°73°24%
- Sun94°72°38%
- Mon87°70°87%
- Tue79°67°68%
- Wed77°67°22%
- Thu92°65°13%
- Fri88°69°47%
- Sat76°65°28%
- Sun80°60°24%
- Mon84°56°21%
- Tue90°59°18%
- Wed83°61°39%
- Thu87°59°42%
- Fri89°64°44%
- Sat94°66°42%
- Sun78°66°47%
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 — Rawlings
SPC has placed Rawlings 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 Rawlings
- 21557