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Weather in Vale Summit, Maryland

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Vale Summit, MD
Sunday, May 17 at 3:56 AM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
57°
Humidity
81%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Vale Summit, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
43°
11p
44°
12a
44°
1a
44°
2a
45°
3a
44°
4a
43°
5a
42°
6a
42°
7a
44°
8a
47°
9a
49°
10a
53°
11a
56°
12p
58°
1p
60°
2p
61°
3p
62°
4p
61°
5p
61°
6p
60°
7p
57°
8p
55°
9p
53°
10p
L 42°H 62°
Vale Summit, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    73°48°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    22%
    76°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Drizzle
    20%
    86°60°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    11%
    88°59°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    64%
    76°54°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    25%
    65°43°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Rain
    50%
    51°45°
Vale Summit, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
257° · veering 51°
Direction
WSW
257°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 8
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 8 · pk 26 @ 6:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 51° from the wsw.
Vale Summit, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
937.9
-0.1 mb in 3h · rising · 27.70 inHg
Now
937.9
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 937940
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Vale Summit, MD
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
3.3 μg/m³
PM 10
3.8 μg/m³
NO₂
2.5 μg/m³
Ozone
98.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Vale Summit, MD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:31 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
12:55 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Vale Summit, MD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:04 AM
Moonset
12:51 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Vale Summit, MD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Vale Summit at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Vale Summit

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.