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Spring Ridge, Maryland Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Spring Ridge, MD
Sunday, July 5 at 4:29 PM
95
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
101°
Humidity
42%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:48 AM
Sunset
4:39 PM
Spring Ridge, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSpring Ridge, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 3 AM.
L 73°H 96°
Spring Ridge, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    33%
    0.05″
    96°71°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    0.02″
    88°73°-8°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    70%
    0.07″
    74°65°-14°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    0.02″
    72°64°-2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    38%
    91°67°+19°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    85°70°-6°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    36%
    83°68°-2°
Spring Ridge, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
164° · backing 88°
Direction
SSE
164°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 4
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
avg 4 · pk 33 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 278SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 88° from the sse.
Spring Ridge, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.8
-2.3 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.47 inHg
Now
997.8
mb
3h
-2.3
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.2997.4997.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Spring Ridge, MD
Air quality
68
AQI
Moderate
+37 in 6hPeak ~86 @ 11 PM

AQI 68 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 37 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 96 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Moderate
15.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
135μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 96 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 96
UV peak
2.3 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 96

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 15.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.8 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 Ridge, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
25%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
94.2mi
UNLIMITED
131 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
20:29 UTC · Spring Ridge, 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
20:29 UTC · Spring Ridge, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Spring Ridge, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Spring Ridge, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Spring Ridge, MD
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:17 AM
Sunrise
1:48 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
4:39 PM
Civil dusk
9:12 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Spring Ridge, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
11:26 PM
Moonset
11:19 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Spring Ridge, MD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Spring Ridge at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 23°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Spring Ridge

  1. Sun96°71°33%
  2. Mon88°73°38%
  3. Tue74°65°70%
  4. Wed72°64°45%
  5. Thu91°67°38%
  6. Fri85°70°45%
  7. Sat83°68°36%
  8. Sun80°68°22%
  9. Mon88°66°19%
  10. Tue70°63°16%
  11. Wed76°64°16%
  12. Thu81°62°27%
  13. Fri86°64°27%
  14. Sat85°64°27%
  15. Sun81°67°27%
  16. Mon74°66°31%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 Ridge

SPC has placed Spring Ridge in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Ridge

  • 21701

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.