Denton, Maryland Weather
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Denton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Overcast41%—89°74°—
- MondayAug 3Heavy Rain46%1.0″87°75°-2°
- TuesdayAug 4Light Drizzle28%0.02″83°71°-4°
- WednesdayAug 5Drizzle29%—86°72°+3°
- ThursdayAug 6Overcast24%—90°73°+4°
- FridayAug 7Light Drizzle36%—94°73°+4°
- SaturdayAug 8Light Drizzle36%—92°72°-2°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 4.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.70
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 9:46 PM
- Moonset
- 10:06 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Night falls a minute earlier
Denton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP code: 21629
16-Day Forecast — Denton
- Sun89°74°41%
- Mon87°75°46%
- Tue83°71°28%
- Wed86°72°29%
- Thu90°73°24%
- Fri94°73°36%
- Sat92°72°36%
- Sun93°72°36%
- Mon89°73°21%
- Tue88°71°21%
- Wed87°68°15%
- Thu91°69°38%
- Fri93°74°48%
- Sat95°75°45%
- Sun93°75°34%
- Mon93°73°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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 — Denton
SPC has placed Denton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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.
Sun & seasons in Denton
Denton sits in Caroline County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 54m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 26m — a swing of +5h 27m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Baltimore, the state’s largest city, lies about 52 miles to the NW. The nearest town Denton tracks is Eldorado, roughly 20 miles to the S.
ZIP codes in Denton
- 21629