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Vienna, Maryland Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Vienna, MD
Saturday, July 4 at 8:31 PM
89
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
93°
Humidity
58%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
1:44 AM
Sunset
4:30 PM
Vienna, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastVienna, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 77°H 98°
Vienna, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    20%
    102°80°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    14%
    98°77°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    76%
    93°74°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    76%
    85°69°-8°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    36%
    80°66°-5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    92°66°+12°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Rain
    37%
    0.15″
    99°74°+7°
Vienna, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
257° · veering 63°
Direction
WSW
257°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 4
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 4 · pk 22
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 228SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 63° from the wsw.
Vienna, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.3
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.89 inHg
Now
1012.3
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10111015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.21011.31011.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Vienna, MD
Air quality
154
AQI
Unhealthy
+52 in 6h

AQI 154 (Unhealthy), driven by Ozone. AQI up 52 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 138. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

LIMIT OUTDOORS Limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Sensitive groups should avoid outdoor exertion. Consider rescheduling outdoor activities until AQI improves.

PM 2.5Moderate
16.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
19μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy
160μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 138. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 138
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 17

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 16.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Vienna, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
52%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
60.3mi
UNLIMITED
114 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
00:31 UTC · Vienna, 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
00:31 UTC · Vienna, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Vienna, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Vienna, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Vienna, MD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:14 AM
Sunrise
1:44 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
4:30 PM
Civil dusk
9:03 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Vienna, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:19 PM
Moonset
11:13 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Vienna, MD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Vienna at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 21869

16-Day Forecast — Vienna

  1. Sat102°80°20%
  2. Sun98°77°14%
  3. Mon93°74°76%
  4. Tue85°69°76%
  5. Wed80°66°36%
  6. Thu92°66°8%
  7. Fri99°74°37%
  8. Sat83°70°37%
  9. Sun81°68°26%
  10. Mon85°64°20%
  11. Tue88°63°15%
  12. Wed93°67°41%
  13. Thu91°71°41%
  14. Fri92°70°39%
  15. Sat87°71°33%
  16. Sun94°70°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 — Vienna

SPC has placed Vienna 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 Vienna

  • 21869

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.