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Andrews AFB, Maryland Weather

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

Andrews AFB, MD
Thursday, June 4 at 6:48 AM
60
°
Clear
Feels like
57°
Humidity
66%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Andrews AFB, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAndrews AFB, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 57 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 57°H 89°
Andrews AFB, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    89°57°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    94°66°+5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    23%
    95°66°+1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    30%
    91°67°-4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    78°62°-13°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    85°54°+7°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Mostly Clear
    14%
    92°60°+7°
Andrews AFB, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
223° · backing 101°
Direction
SW
223°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
14
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
avg 6 · pk 14 @ 12:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 179SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 101° from the sw.
Andrews AFB, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.8
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.91 inHg
Now
1012.8
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131016
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.91012.71013.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Andrews AFB, MD
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
-26 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 36 now. AQI down 26 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
77μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 16
Andrews AFB, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.2mi
UNLIMITED
142 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
06:48 UTC ·Andrews AFB, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
06:48 UTC ·Andrews AFB, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Andrews AFB, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Andrews AFB, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Andrews AFB, MD
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:13 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
1:01 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Andrews AFB, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
3:31 AM
Moonset
1:10 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Andrews AFB, MD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Andrews AFB at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 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.

ZIP codes in Andrews AFB

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.