Tolchester, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Tolchester weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain57%0.96″100°77°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast54%—92°76°-8°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle82%0.02″88°73°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers76%—76°71°-12°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast33%—77°67°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle12%—89°69°+12°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle37%0.01″91°78°+2°
AQI 152 (Unhealthy), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 86 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 21 around 1 PM.
LIMIT OUTDOORS Limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Sensitive groups should avoid outdoor exertion. Consider rescheduling outdoor activities until AQI improves.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 86 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 21 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 86
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 21
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:21 PM
- Moonset
- 11:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Tolchester at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Tolchester
- Sat100°77°57%
- Sun92°76°54%
- Mon88°73°82%
- Tue76°71°76%
- Wed77°67°33%
- Thu89°69°12%
- Fri91°78°37%
- Sat84°70°33%
- Sun77°68°26%
- Mon83°64°18%
- Tue84°67°18%
- Wed88°73°29%
- Thu86°69°29%
- Fri89°67°29%
- Sat86°71°41%
- Sun89°72°48%
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 — Tolchester
SPC has placed Tolchester 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 Tolchester
- 21620