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Spring Gap, Maryland Weather

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

Spring Gap weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Spring Gap, MD
Saturday, July 4 at 7:03 PM
90
°
Overcast
Feels like
93°
Humidity
48%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:52 AM
Sunset
4:45 PM
Spring Gap, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSpring Gap, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 37% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 75°H 95°
Spring Gap, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    32%
    100°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    0.02″
    95°75°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    82%
    84°69°-11°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    72%
    93°66°+9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    80°66°-13°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    13%
    94°62°+14°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    83°67°-11°
Spring Gap, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
216° · backing 80°
Direction
SW
216°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 4
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 4 · pk 28 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1710SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 80° from the sw.
Spring Gap, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.5
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.19 inHg
Now
988.5
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.2986.7988.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Spring Gap, MD
Air quality
84
AQI
Moderate
+32 in 6h

AQI 84 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 32 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 58 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
112μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 58 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 58
UV peak
0.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Spring Gap, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
79.9mi
UNLIMITED
114 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
23:03 UTC · Spring Gap, 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
23:03 UTC · Spring Gap, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Spring Gap, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Spring Gap, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Spring Gap, MD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:21 AM
Sunrise
1:52 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
4:45 PM
Civil dusk
9:19 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Spring Gap, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:08 PM
Moonset
10:19 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Spring Gap, MD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Spring Gap at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 21560

16-Day Forecast — Spring Gap

  1. Sat100°73°32%
  2. Sun95°75°42%
  3. Mon84°69°82%
  4. Tue93°66°72%
  5. Wed80°66°21%
  6. Thu94°62°13%
  7. Fri83°67°47%
  8. Sat88°67°29%
  9. Sun82°62°24%
  10. Mon82°60°20%
  11. Tue86°57°21%
  12. Wed92°58°39%
  13. Thu92°60°30%
  14. Fri81°64°35%
  15. Sat90°67°33%
  16. Sun90°67°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 — Spring Gap

SPC has placed Spring Gap 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 Spring Gap

  • 21560
  • 21502

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.