Weather in Rising Sun, Maryland
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rising Sun, MD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:06 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
72%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
Rising Sun, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
52°
12a
51°
1a
50°
2a
49°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
50°
6a
50°
7a
51°
8a
54°
9a
57°
10a
59°
11a
62°
12p
63°
1p
65°
2p
64°
3p
64°
4p
66°
5p
67°
6p
66°
7p
63°
8p
60°
9p
57°
10p
56°
11p
Rising Sun, MD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast10%85°61°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle—93°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—89°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers77%87°61°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast36%69°51°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle42%57°48°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle35%60°49°
Rising Sun, MD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Rising Sun, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSW
209° · veering 8°
Direction
SSW
209°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Rising Sun, MD
Air quality
87
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 9.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.1 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 8.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 88.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Rising Sun, MD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:19 AM
Sunrise
5:47 AM
Daylight
14h 26m
Sunset
8:13 PM
Civil dusk
12:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rising Sun, MD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:53 AM
- Moonset
- 12:39 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Rising Sun, MD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Rising Sun at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.