Weather in Oxford, Maryland
Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oxford, MD
Sunday, May 17 at 3:47 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
60%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Oxford, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
54°
11p
52°
12a
52°
1a
51°
2a
51°
3a
51°
4a
51°
5a
52°
6a
53°
7a
54°
8a
55°
9a
59°
10a
61°
11a
63°
12p
65°
1p
66°
2p
68°
3p
69°
4p
70°
5p
70°
6p
69°
7p
66°
8p
63°
9p
58°
10p
Oxford, MD
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—81°54°
- SundayMay 17Overcast24%88°62°
- MondayMay 18Light Drizzle11%96°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Light Drizzle—91°67°
- WednesdayMay 20Drizzle51%90°69°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle51%69°58°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle57%59°51°
Oxford, MD
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Oxford, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
189° · veering 17°
Direction
S
189°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 11
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Oxford, MD
Air quality
91
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 10.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 10.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 108.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Oxford, MD
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:23 AM
Sunrise
5:51 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
12:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Oxford, MD
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:56 AM
- Moonset
- 12:36 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Oxford, MD
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open along the stoops
plant
Oxford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (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.