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Woodsboro, Maryland Weather

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

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

Woodsboro, MD
Saturday, July 4 at 6:03 PM
100
°
Clear
Feels like
102°
Humidity
30%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
1:47 AM
Sunset
4:39 PM
Woodsboro, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWoodsboro, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 76°H 100°
Woodsboro, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    27%
    100°77°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    46%
    95°76°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    85%
    82°71°-13°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    84%
    3.3″
    86°67°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    33%
    0.05″
    78°66°-8°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    11%
    89°66°+11°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    43%
    87°69°-2°
Woodsboro, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
209° · backing 38°
Direction
SSW
209°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 19 @ 3:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 385SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 38° from the ssw.
Woodsboro, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.5
-1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.52 inHg
Now
999.5
mb
3h
-1.9
mb
12h
-3.1
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.7999.5999.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Woodsboro, MD
Air quality
89
AQI
Moderate
+38 in 6h

AQI 89 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 38 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
7.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
121μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 73
UV peak
0.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 73

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Woodsboro, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
16%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
128.4mi
UNLIMITED
129 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
22:03 UTC · Woodsboro, 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
22:03 UTC · Woodsboro, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Woodsboro, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Woodsboro, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Woodsboro, MD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:16 AM
Sunrise
1:47 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
4:39 PM
Civil dusk
9:13 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Woodsboro, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:02 PM
Moonset
10:13 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Woodsboro, MD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Woodsboro at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 28°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 21798

16-Day Forecast — Woodsboro

  1. Sat100°77°27%
  2. Sun95°76°46%
  3. Mon82°71°85%
  4. Tue86°67°84%
  5. Wed78°66°33%
  6. Thu89°66°11%
  7. Fri87°69°43%
  8. Sat89°68°30%
  9. Sun79°65°25%
  10. Mon82°66°17%
  11. Tue85°62°16%
  12. Wed88°63°40%
  13. Thu92°68°42%
  14. Fri87°70°38%
  15. Sat92°69°34%
  16. Sun88°69°44%

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 — Woodsboro

SPC has placed Woodsboro 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 Woodsboro

  • 21798

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.