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Rock Point, Maryland Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rock Point weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Rock Point, MD
Saturday, July 4 at 5:53 PM
94
°
Overcast
Feels like
101°
Humidity
58%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:49 AM
Sunset
4:34 PM
Rock Point, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRock Point, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit with a 41% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 77°H 97°
Rock Point, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    41%
    0.07″
    97°77°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    24%
    93°76°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    75%
    0.17″
    88°75°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    75%
    82°73°-6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    37%
    78°71°-4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    15%
    91°71°+13°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    35%
    99°75°+8°
Rock Point, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
136° · backing 69°
Direction
SE
136°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 3
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
avg 3 · pk 15
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 416SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 69° from the se.
Rock Point, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.0
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.85 inHg
Now
1011.0
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1014.61011.31011.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
Rock Point, MD
Air quality
102
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
+49 in 6h

AQI 102 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 49 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 81 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
9.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
126μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 81 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 81
UV peak
2.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 81

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Rock Point, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
80%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
78.9mi
UNLIMITED
77 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
21:53 UTC · Rock Point, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:53 UTC · Rock Point, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rock Point, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rock Point, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rock Point, MD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:18 AM
Sunrise
1:49 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
4:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rock Point, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 PM
Moonset
10:12 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rock Point, MD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rock Point at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Rock Point

  1. Sat97°77°41%
  2. Sun93°76°24%
  3. Mon88°75°75%
  4. Tue82°73°75%
  5. Wed78°71°37%
  6. Thu91°71°15%
  7. Fri99°75°35%
  8. Sat94°76°38%
  9. Sun85°71°29%
  10. Mon79°69°26%
  11. Tue86°67°15%
  12. Wed91°70°41%
  13. Thu88°72°43%
  14. Fri90°75°43%
  15. Sat97°75°39%
  16. Sun92°75°37%

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 — Rock Point

SPC has placed Rock Point in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

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 Rock Point

  • 20664

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.