Galena, Maryland Weather
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Galena weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Drizzle42%0.06″88°73°—
- MondayAug 3Heavy Showers47%1.1″87°75°-1°
- TuesdayAug 4Overcast20%—85°69°-2°
- WednesdayAug 5Thunderstorm28%—85°71°0°
- ThursdayAug 6Light Drizzle26%—91°71°+6°
- FridayAug 7Light Drizzle42%—95°74°+4°
- SaturdayAug 8Overcast42%—93°71°-2°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.3 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 40. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~70%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 3.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.71
- 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
Galena at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP code: 21635
16-Day Forecast — Galena
- Sun88°73°42%
- Mon87°75°47%
- Tue85°69°20%
- Wed85°71°28%
- Thu91°71°26%
- Fri95°74°42%
- Sat93°71°42%
- Sun95°72°38%
- Mon92°74°22%
- Tue88°70°20%
- Wed85°67°14%
- Thu92°69°41%
- Fri95°74°48%
- Sat96°74°45%
- Sun94°75°33%
- Mon94°72°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 — Galena
SPC has placed Galena 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 Galena
Galena sits in Kent County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 57m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 23m — a swing of +5h 33m 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 39 miles to the W. The nearest town Galena tracks is Denton, roughly 32 miles to the S.
Air quality in Galena’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 Galena.
ZIP codes in Galena
- 21635