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Preston, Maryland Weather

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

Preston, MD
Thursday, June 4 at 3:03 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
50%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:23 PM
Preston, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPreston, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 89°
Preston, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    82°52°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    89°56°+7°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    93°62°+4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    18%
    91°65°-2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    88°69°-3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    73°53°-15°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    83°50°+10°
Preston, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
166° · backing 41°
Direction
SSE
166°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 7
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 7 · pk 17 @ 8:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 229SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 41° from the sse.
Preston, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1019.9
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 30.12 inHg
Now
1019.9
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10201023
10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1022.51019.81020.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair air starting to ease — a front may be approaching.
Preston, MD
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
+5 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 43 now. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
90μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 10
Preston, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
77.3mi
UNLIMITED
141 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
03:03 UTC ·Preston, 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
03:03 UTC ·Preston, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Preston, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Preston, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Preston, MD
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:10 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
8:23 PM
Civil dusk
12:56 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Preston, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
3:27 AM
Moonset
1:07 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Preston, MD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Preston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°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 Preston

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.