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Tall Timbers, Maryland Weather

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

Tall Timbers weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Tall Timbers, MD
Saturday, July 4 at 7:09 PM
93
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
100°
Humidity
52%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:48 AM
Sunset
4:32 PM
Tall Timbers, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTall Timbers, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 77°H 97°
Tall Timbers, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    30%
    0.19″
    97°80°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    0.02″
    97°77°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    72%
    0.13″
    92°74°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    72%
    87°71°-5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Showers
    39%
    79°70°-8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    16%
    91°69°+12°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    34%
    101°73°+10°
Tall Timbers, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
211° · veering 42°
Direction
SSW
211°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
18
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 18 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2612SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 42° from the ssw.
Tall Timbers, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.6
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.87 inHg
Now
1011.6
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101014
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1014.11010.01011.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Tall Timbers, MD
Air quality
172
AQI
Unhealthy
+114 in 6h

AQI 172 (Unhealthy), driven by Ozone. AQI up 114 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 142. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

LIMIT OUTDOORS Limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Sensitive groups should avoid outdoor exertion. Consider rescheduling outdoor activities until AQI improves.

PM 2.5Moderate
17.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
20μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy
162μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 142. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 142
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 17

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 17.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 19.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Tall Timbers, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
77%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
72.4mi
UNLIMITED
85 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
23:09 UTC · Tall Timbers, 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
23:09 UTC · Tall Timbers, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Tall Timbers, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Tall Timbers, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Tall Timbers, 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
1:48 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
4:32 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Tall Timbers, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:57 PM
Moonset
10:11 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Tall Timbers, MD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Tall Timbers at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 20690

16-Day Forecast — Tall Timbers

  1. Sat97°80°30%
  2. Sun97°77°11%
  3. Mon92°74°72%
  4. Tue87°71°72%
  5. Wed79°70°39%
  6. Thu91°69°16%
  7. Fri101°73°34%
  8. Sat96°76°37%
  9. Sun83°69°35%
  10. Mon81°67°24%
  11. Tue90°65°18%
  12. Wed91°68°42%
  13. Thu91°69°37%
  14. Fri94°72°40%
  15. Sat98°73°40%
  16. Sun94°76°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 — Tall Timbers

SPC has placed Tall Timbers 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 Tall Timbers

  • 20692
  • 20690

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.