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 4Drizzle38%0.06″100°78°—
- SundayJul 5Light Showers54%0.06″96°76°-4°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm82%—86°73°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers76%—76°71°-10°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast33%—77°67°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle12%—89°69°+12°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle37%0.01″91°78°+2°
AQI 176 (Unhealthy), driven by Ozone. AQI up 41 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 108. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~74%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 108. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~74%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 108
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 13
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.7 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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°76°38%
- Sun96°78°54%
- Mon86°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°34%
- Thu86°69°35%
- Fri89°67°32%
- Sat86°71°35%
- Sun89°72°43%
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 Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Tolchester
- 21620