Vale Summit, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Vale Summit weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Drizzle29%0.01″88°69°—
- SundayJul 5Rain49%0.51″82°67°-6°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers92%0.02″78°66°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm78%—74°63°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers41%0.10″71°62°-3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast28%—86°61°+15°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle53%0.07″81°66°-5°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 27 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 11:25 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Vale Summit at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Vale Summit
- Sat88°69°29%
- Sun82°67°49%
- Mon78°66°92%
- Tue74°63°78%
- Wed71°62°41%
- Thu86°61°28%
- Fri81°66°53%
- Sat70°60°32%
- Sun74°56°19%
- Mon79°52°14%
- Tue84°57°13%
- Wed77°58°35%
- Thu81°55°29%
- Fri84°59°35%
- Sat88°62°45%
- Sun72°63°45%
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 — Vale Summit
SPC has placed Vale Summit in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Vale Summit
- 21532