Weather StoryAlmanac, microseasons, and the day's weather story.

Prince Frederick, Maryland Weather

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

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

Prince Frederick, MD
Wednesday, June 3 at 9:08 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
22%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Prince Frederick, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPrince Frederick, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 88°
Prince Frederick, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    81°54°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    88°60°+7°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    89°63°+1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    93°65°+4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    35%
    0.27″
    84°65°-9°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    18%
    75°56°-9°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    15%
    79°51°+4°
Prince Frederick, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
051° · backing 146°
Direction
NE
051°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 12 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 157SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 146° from the ne.
Prince Frederick, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1018.2
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 30.07 inHg
Now
1018.2
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10181020
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1020.41017.71018.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Prince Frederick, MD
Air quality
46
AQI
Moderate
+14 in 6hPeak ~56 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 73 — 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
6.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
121μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 73
UV peak
2.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 73

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Prince Frederick, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
157.8mi
UNLIMITED
162 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
21:08 UTC ·Prince Frederick, 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
21:08 UTC ·Prince Frederick, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Prince Frederick, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Prince Frederick, MD
Loading IR frames…
IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Prince Frederick, MD
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:13 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
12:58 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Prince Frederick, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
2:51 AM
Moonset
12:08 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Prince Frederick, MD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Prince Frederick at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 7 (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 Prince Frederick

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.