Weather in Ellicott City, Maryland
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ellicott City, MD
Sunday, May 17 at 4:54 AM
67
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
70%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
8:15 PM
Ellicott City, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
51°
12a
51°
1a
52°
2a
51°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
50°
6a
51°
7a
54°
8a
56°
9a
59°
10a
62°
11a
64°
12p
65°
1p
67°
2p
68°
3p
70°
4p
70°
5p
69°
6p
68°
7p
66°
8p
62°
9p
59°
10p
56°
11p
Ellicott City, MD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Light Drizzle16%88°61°
- MondayMay 18Light Showers—97°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—91°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Showers74%88°62°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast31%64°53°
- FridayMay 22Heavy Drizzle54%58°49°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle40%64°51°
Ellicott City, MD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Ellicott City, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
W
270° · veering 180°
Direction
W
270°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Ellicott City, MD
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 11.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 11.3 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 11.1 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Ellicott City, MD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:24 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
8:15 PM
Civil dusk
12:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ellicott City, MD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:57 AM
- Moonset
- 12:41 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Ellicott City, MD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Ellicott City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Warm-season window is open
As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.