Ridgely, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ridgely weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain17%0.07″99°78°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast25%—97°76°-2°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm73%0.10″91°73°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle71%—89°70°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle35%0.04″80°69°-9°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——91°68°+11°
- FridayJul 10Overcast35%—95°72°+4°
AQI 140 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 87 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 98. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 98. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 98
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 10:55 PM
- Moonset
- 10:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ridgely at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 24°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: 21660
16-Day Forecast — Ridgely
- Sat99°78°17%
- Sun97°76°25%
- Mon91°73°73%
- Tue89°70°71%
- Wed80°69°35%
- Thu91°68°9%
- Fri95°72°35%
- Sat93°74°35%
- Sun85°72°23%
- Mon81°68°17%
- Tue88°67°17%
- Wed93°69°34%
- Thu93°72°35%
- Fri94°74°32%
- Sat95°72°35%
- Sun92°76°43%
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 — Ridgely
SPC has placed Ridgely 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 Ridgely
- 21660