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Owings, Maryland Weather

Honeysuckle sweetens the night. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Owings, MD
Wednesday, June 17 at 12:31 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
81%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
1:41 AM
Sunset
4:33 PM
Owings, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOwings, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 90°
Owings, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    90°65°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Drizzle
    47%
    101°73°+11°
  3. Friday
    Jun 19
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    84°62°-17°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    80°59°-4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    15%
    80°57°
  6. Monday
    Jun 22
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    0.01″
    80°64°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 23
    Mostly Clear
    45%
    79°57°-1°
Owings, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
123° · backing 163°
Direction
ESE
123°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5
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 5 · pk 20 @ 2:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3312SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 163° from the ese.
Owings, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.0
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.68 inHg
Now
1005.0
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041009
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.41004.21005.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Owings, MD
Air quality
55
AQI
Moderate
-22 in 6h

AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 22 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
13μg/m³
OzoneModerate
72μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.9 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Owings, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.4mi
UNLIMITED
129 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
04:31 UTC · Owings, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
04:31 UTC · Owings, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Owings, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Owings, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Owings, MD
Almanac · Wednesday, June 17
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:10 AM
Sunrise
1:41 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
4:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:06 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Owings, MD
The moon
Waxing Crescent
6% illuminated
Moonrise
8:08 AM
Moonset
10:38 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Owings, MD
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Honeysuckle sweetens the night

plant
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Owings at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

15-Day Forecast — Owings

  1. Wed90°64°6%
  2. Thu101°73°47%
  3. Fri84°62°37%
  4. Sat80°59°2%
  5. Sun80°57°15%
  6. Mon80°64°54%
  7. Tue79°57°45%
  8. Wed82°57°8%
  9. Thu82°65°17%
  10. Fri87°67°19%
  11. Sat90°67°19%
  12. Sun93°69°46%
  13. Mon92°67°52%
  14. Tue97°70°51%
  15. Wed96°69°61%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 17, 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 — Owings

SPC has placed Owings in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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.

ZIP codes in Owings

  • 20736

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.