Ridgely, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ridgely weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Showers37%0.17″96°75°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain35%1.0″81°72°-15°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle64%0.01″76°68°-5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast50%—80°67°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle32%0.02″91°67°+11°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle32%0.09″93°71°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast34%—85°67°-8°
AQI 95 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 42 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 117 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 117 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 117
- UV peak
- 4.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 117
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:20 PM
- Moonset
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Ridgely at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 23°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
- Sun96°75°37%
- Mon81°72°35%
- Tue76°68°64%
- Wed80°67°50%
- Thu91°67°32%
- Fri93°71°32%
- Sat85°67°34%
- Sun84°65°23%
- Mon90°69°18%
- Tue75°66°11%
- Wed80°67°15%
- Thu84°67°26%
- Fri91°68°35%
- Sat89°67°32%
- Sun79°68°23%
- Mon78°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 — Ridgely
SPC has placed Ridgely in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Ridgely
- 21660