Eldorado, Maryland Weather
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Eldorado weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Overcast27%—89°73°—
- MondayAug 3Overcast48%—87°77°-2°
- TuesdayAug 4Drizzle37%—84°72°-3°
- WednesdayAug 5Light Drizzle38%—86°72°+2°
- ThursdayAug 6Overcast24%—90°74°+4°
- FridayAug 7Light Drizzle34%—94°73°+4°
- SaturdayAug 8Light Drizzle34%0.01″93°72°-1°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47), ratio 0.69 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
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 37 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 28.
- Present
- AQI 37
- UV peak
- 5.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 28
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47), ratio 0.69 with 11 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.69
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 10:05 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Night falls a minute earlier
Eldorado at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
16-Day Forecast — Eldorado
- Sun89°73°27%
- Mon87°77°48%
- Tue84°72°37%
- Wed86°72°38%
- Thu90°74°24%
- Fri94°73°34%
- Sat93°72°34%
- Sun93°72°34%
- Mon88°74°23%
- Tue88°72°20%
- Wed88°70°16%
- Thu91°71°41%
- Fri95°74°52%
- Sat95°75°41%
- Sun94°74°41%
- Mon95°74°32%
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 — Eldorado
SPC has placed Eldorado 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 Eldorado
Eldorado sits in Dorchester County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 52m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 28m — a swing of +5h 24m 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 67 miles to the NW. The nearest town Eldorado tracks is Denton, roughly 20 miles to the N.
Air quality in Eldorado’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 36). See the full air-quality history for Eldorado.
ZIP codes in Eldorado
- 21659