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Potomac Heights, Maryland Weather

Fireflies rise from the lawn. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Potomac Heights, MD
Wednesday, June 3 at 8:18 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
23%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Potomac Heights, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPotomac Heights, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 86°
Potomac Heights, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    81°54°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    87°58°+6°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    90°61°+3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    95°63°+5°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    41%
    0.20″
    84°64°-11°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    26%
    78°54°-6°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Clear
    21%
    81°49°+3°
Potomac Heights, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
030° · backing 163°
Direction
NNE
030°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
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
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 115SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Potomac Heights, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1019.3
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 30.10 inHg
Now
1019.3
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10191022
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1021.61018.61019.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Potomac Heights, MD
Air quality
49
AQI
Moderate
+14 in 6hPeak ~76 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 88 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
130μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 88 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 88
UV peak
3.8 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 88

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.76
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Potomac Heights, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
148.8mi
UNLIMITED
153 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
20:18 UTC ·Potomac Heights, 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
20:18 UTC ·Potomac Heights, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Potomac Heights, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Potomac Heights, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Potomac Heights, MD
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:15 AM
Sunrise
5:45 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
1:00 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Potomac Heights, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
2:53 AM
Moonset
12:10 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Potomac Heights, MD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Potomac Heights at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above 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 3, 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 Potomac Heights

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.