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Indian Head, Maryland Weather

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Indian Head weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Indian Head, MD
Thursday, June 4 at 4:21 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
53%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Indian Head, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastIndian Head, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 88°
Indian Head, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    88°56°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    92°62°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    24%
    95°63°+3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    27%
    88°66°-7°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    74°54°-14°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    82°48°+8°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Partly Cloudy
    21%
    89°54°+7°
Indian Head, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
169° · backing 142°
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
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 4 · pk 14 @ 11:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 147SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Indian Head, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1020.4
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 30.13 inHg
Now
1020.4
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-0.4
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10201024
10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1023.71020.41021.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Indian Head, MD
Air quality
58
AQI
Good
-7 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 41 now. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
87μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 18
Indian Head, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
74.8mi
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
04:21 UTC ·Indian Head, 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
04:21 UTC ·Indian Head, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Indian Head, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Indian Head, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Indian Head, MD
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:15 AM
Sunrise
5:44 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
1:00 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Indian Head, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
3:32 AM
Moonset
1:12 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Indian Head, MD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

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Indian Head at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 8 (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 Indian Head

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.