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Urbana, Maryland Weather

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

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

Urbana, MD
Saturday, July 4 at 7:18 PM
87
°
Overcast
Feels like
93°
Humidity
60%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
1:48 AM
Sunset
4:39 PM
Urbana, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastUrbana, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 75°H 96°
Urbana, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Showers
    38%
    0.09″
    100°76°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    51%
    0.23″
    96°75°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    77%
    0.08″
    81°71°-15°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    77%
    0.41″
    85°68°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    35%
    0.04″
    77°67°-8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    11%
    91°65°+14°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    0.02″
    86°69°-5°
Urbana, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
222° · backing 35°
Direction
SW
222°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 5
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 5 · pk 21
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2411SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 35° from the sw.
Urbana, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.0
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.44 inHg
Now
997.0
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.5996.1997.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Urbana, MD
Air quality
88
AQI
Moderate
+37 in 6h

AQI 88 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 37 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 55. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
9.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
110μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 55. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 55
UV peak
0.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Urbana, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
85.2mi
UNLIMITED
111 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
23:18 UTC · Urbana, 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
23:18 UTC · Urbana, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Urbana, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Urbana, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Urbana, MD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:16 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.
Urbana, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:02 PM
Moonset
10:13 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Urbana, MD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Urbana at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°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 — Urbana

  1. Sat100°76°38%
  2. Sun96°75°51%
  3. Mon81°71°77%
  4. Tue85°68°77%
  5. Wed77°67°35%
  6. Thu91°65°11%
  7. Fri86°69°44%
  8. Sat89°68°32%
  9. Sun79°65°24%
  10. Mon82°64°19%
  11. Tue85°62°17%
  12. Wed88°63°40%
  13. Thu92°69°42%
  14. Fri89°71°38%
  15. Sat91°69°34%
  16. Sun90°69°44%

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 — Urbana

SPC has placed Urbana 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 Urbana

  • 21704
  • 21754

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.