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West Pocomoke, Maryland Weather

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

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

West Pocomoke, MD
Saturday, July 4 at 5:56 PM
95
°
Clear
Feels like
103°
Humidity
60%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:44 AM
Sunset
4:28 PM
West Pocomoke, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWest Pocomoke, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 77°H 97°
West Pocomoke, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    12%
    98°81°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    97°77°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    74%
    0.01″
    94°75°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    74%
    0.15″
    89°73°-5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    42%
    0.01″
    79°68°-10°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    90°67°+11°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    30%
    97°76°+7°
West Pocomoke, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
210° · backing 45°
Direction
SSW
210°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 5
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 5 · pk 18
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 189SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 45° from the ssw.
West Pocomoke, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.2
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.89 inHg
Now
1012.2
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.01012.21012.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
West Pocomoke, MD
Air quality
122
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
+69 in 6hPeak ~140 @ 11 PM

AQI 122 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 69 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 142 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Moderate
12.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy
162μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 142 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 142
UV peak
2.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 142

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
West Pocomoke, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.0mi
UNLIMITED
76 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
21:56 UTC · West Pocomoke, 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
21:56 UTC · West Pocomoke, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
West Pocomoke, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
West Pocomoke, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
West Pocomoke, 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 44m
Sunset
4:28 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
West Pocomoke, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:53 PM
Moonset
10:08 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
West Pocomoke, MD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

West Pocomoke at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 21°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — West Pocomoke

  1. Sat98°81°12%
  2. Sun97°77°3%
  3. Mon94°75°74%
  4. Tue89°73°74%
  5. Wed79°68°42%
  6. Thu90°67°7%
  7. Fri97°76°30%
  8. Sat98°75°30%
  9. Sun89°71°27%
  10. Mon81°69°27%
  11. Tue89°69°18%
  12. Wed92°70°43%
  13. Thu91°73°45%
  14. Fri92°71°35%
  15. Sat96°73°39%
  16. Sun94°78°29%

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 — West Pocomoke

SPC has placed West Pocomoke 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 Pocomoke

  • 21851

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.