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Chesapeake City, Maryland Weather

Fireflies rise from the lawn. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Chesapeake City, MD
Wednesday, June 3 at 6:47 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
29%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Chesapeake City, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastChesapeake City, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 86°
Chesapeake City, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Partly Cloudy
    82°55°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    87°55°+5°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    86°61°-1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    10%
    89°64°+3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    30%
    82°66°-7°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    30%
    76°55°-6°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    16%
    79°52°+3°
Chesapeake City, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
339° · veering 60°
Direction
NNW
339°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
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
avg 5 · pk 15 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 144SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 60° from the nnw.
Chesapeake City, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1022.9
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 30.21 inHg
Now
1022.9
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10211025
10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1024.71021.31021.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair air starting to ease — a front may be approaching.
Chesapeake City, MD
Air quality
35
AQI
Moderate
+1 in 6hPeak ~55 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 56 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 7.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 55 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
111μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 56 now. With UV 7.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 55 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 56
UV peak
7.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 55

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.79
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Chesapeake City, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
133.9mi
UNLIMITED
144 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
18:47 UTC ·Chesapeake City, 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
18:47 UTC ·Chesapeake City, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Chesapeake City, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Chesapeake City, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Chesapeake City, MD
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:06 AM
Sunrise
5:37 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
12:58 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Chesapeake City, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
2:51 AM
Moonset
12:02 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Chesapeake City, MD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chesapeake City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 13 (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 3, 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 Chesapeake City

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.