West Ocean City, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Ocean City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast14%—92°78°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——85°74°-7°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail74%—84°75°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7T-storm w/ Hail74%—84°71°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle39%—74°69°-10°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——81°68°+7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast34%—92°75°+11°
AQI 130 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 25 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 86. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~60%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 86. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~60%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 86
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 11:10 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
West Ocean City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — West Ocean City
- Sat92°78°14%
- Sun85°74°5%
- Mon84°75°74%
- Tue84°71°74%
- Wed74°69°39%
- Thu81°68°6%
- Fri92°75°34%
- Sat75°71°34%
- Sun76°70°25%
- Mon78°66°22%
- Tue79°66°16%
- Wed85°70°45%
- Thu81°71°48%
- Fri81°72°42%
- Sat83°73°35%
- Sun92°71°31%
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 — West Ocean City
SPC has placed West Ocean City in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 West Ocean City
- 21842