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North Laurel, Maryland Weather

Fireflies rise from the lawn. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

North Laurel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

North Laurel, MD
Thursday, June 4 at 2:04 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
39%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
North Laurel, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNorth Laurel, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 86°
North Laurel, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    81°54°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    86°59°+5°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    87°61°+1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    12%
    91°68°+4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    29%
    84°65°-7°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    16%
    72°60°-12°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    12%
    82°54°+10°
North Laurel, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
176° · backing 136°
Direction
S
176°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 18 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 166SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
North Laurel, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.6
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.87 inHg
Now
1011.6
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-1.2
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101014
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1013.81010.21010.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure slipping through the change line — wetter air on the way.
North Laurel, MD
Air quality
48
AQI
Moderate
+4 in 6h

PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
11.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Moderate
39μg/m³
OzoneGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.98
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
North Laurel, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
97.4mi
UNLIMITED
142 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
02:04 UTC ·North Laurel, 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
02:04 UTC ·North Laurel, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
North Laurel, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
North Laurel, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
North Laurel, MD
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:12 AM
Sunrise
5:42 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
1:01 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
North Laurel, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
3:32 AM
Moonset
1:09 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
North Laurel, MD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

North Laurel at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 11 (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 North Laurel

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.