Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Weather in Rock Point, Maryland

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rock Point, MD
Sunday, May 17 at 2:58 AM
69
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
53%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
8:12 PM
Rock Point, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
10p
53°
11p
53°
12a
52°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
52°
4a
52°
5a
51°
6a
52°
7a
56°
8a
56°
9a
59°
10a
62°
11a
64°
12p
65°
1p
67°
2p
69°
3p
70°
4p
71°
5p
71°
6p
70°
7p
65°
8p
60°
9p
L 51°H 71°
Rock Point, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    84°55°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    17%
    91°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Partly Cloudy
    12%
    96°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    92°67°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    44%
    90°68°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    70°59°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    61°51°
Rock Point, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
204° · veering 13°
Direction
SSW
204°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
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 7 · pk 21 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 13° from the ssw.
Rock Point, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.6
-0.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.96 inHg
Now
1014.6
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141020
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Rock Point, MD
Air quality
76
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
12.0 μg/m³
PM 10
12.6 μg/m³
NO₂
1.8 μg/m³
Ozone
109.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Rock Point, MD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:27 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
8:12 PM
Civil dusk
12:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Rock Point, MD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:01 AM
Moonset
12:37 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Rock Point, MD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rock Point at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 6 (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.

ZIP codes in Rock Point

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.