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Bladensburg, Ohio Weather

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

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

Bladensburg, OH
Saturday, July 4 at 9:42 AM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
87°
Humidity
72%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:04 AM
Sunset
5:02 PM
Bladensburg, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBladensburg, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit with a 39% chance of precipitation at 8 AM.
L 71°H 94°
Bladensburg, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    31%
    94°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    58%
    0.82″
    87°71°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    58%
    79°66°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    19%
    83°64°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    12%
    88°63°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    46%
    85°66°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    48%
    78°68°-7°
Bladensburg, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
225° · backing 20°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
24
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 24 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2417SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 20° from the sw.
Bladensburg, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.3
+1.4 mb in 3h · rising · 29.04 inHg
Now
983.3
mb
3h
+1.4
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982986
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.8981.7983.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Bladensburg, OH
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-7 in 6hPeak ~60 @ 8 PM

AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 3.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.

PM 2.5Good
5.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
86μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 3.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
3.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 15

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Bladensburg, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
81%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.6mi
UNLIMITED
81 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
13:42 UTC · Bladensburg, OH · 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
13:42 UTC · Bladensburg, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bladensburg, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bladensburg, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bladensburg, OH
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:33 AM
Sunrise
2:04 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
5:02 PM
Civil dusk
9:36 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bladensburg, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:24 PM
Moonset
10:33 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bladensburg, OH
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bladensburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 43005

16-Day Forecast — Bladensburg

  1. Sat94°71°31%
  2. Sun87°71°58%
  3. Mon79°66°58%
  4. Tue83°64°19%
  5. Wed88°63°12%
  6. Thu85°66°46%
  7. Fri78°68°48%
  8. Sat87°66°40%
  9. Sun74°62°23%
  10. Mon64°55°12%
  11. Tue82°59°11%
  12. Wed87°63°27%
  13. Thu88°66°24%
  14. Fri90°68°19%
  15. Sat88°68°44%
  16. Sun90°68°35%

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 — Bladensburg

SPC has placed Bladensburg in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Bladensburg

  • 43005

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.