Smith Island, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Smith Island weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast14%—93°79°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——92°77°-1°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm77%0.48″84°76°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers77%0.19″82°76°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm40%—80°75°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy——83°75°+3°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy29%—86°79°+3°
AQI 142 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 85 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 171 — 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 171 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 171
- UV peak
- 2.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 171
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 10:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Smith Island at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Smith Island
- Sat93°79°14%
- Sun92°77°5%
- Mon84°76°77%
- Tue82°76°77%
- Wed80°75°40%
- Thu83°75°8%
- Fri86°79°29%
- Sat88°78°29%
- Sun82°78°26%
- Mon79°74°26%
- Tue82°76°22%
- Wed83°78°40%
- Thu84°77°38%
- Fri85°78°38%
- Sat88°78°40%
- Sun87°79°39%
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 — Smith Island
SPC has placed Smith Island in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- 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 Smith Island
- 21824
- 21866