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Salisbury, Maryland Weather

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

Salisbury, MD
Thursday, June 4 at 8:40 AM
54
°
Clear
Feels like
51°
Humidity
74%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Salisbury, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSalisbury, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 86°
Salisbury, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    86°53°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    91°59°+5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    89°67°-2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    90°68°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    72°54°-18°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    84°50°+12°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Clear
    12%
    89°58°+5°
Salisbury, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
293° · backing 69°
Direction
WNW
293°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 5
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 5 · pk 12 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 165SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 69° from the wnw.
Salisbury, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1021.0
+1.6 mb in 3h · rising · 30.15 inHg
Now
1021.0
mb
3h
+1.6
mb
12h
+1.6
mb
24h
+0.8
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10201023
10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1022.61020.31022.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair and building — a clean high settles over the region.
Salisbury, MD
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
-34 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 32 now. AQI down 34 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 AM.

PM 2.5Good
5.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
68μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 14

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Salisbury, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.8mi
UNLIMITED
155 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
08:40 UTC ·Salisbury, 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
08:40 UTC ·Salisbury, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Salisbury, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Salisbury, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Salisbury, MD
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:09 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
12:54 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Salisbury, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
3:25 AM
Moonset
1:07 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Salisbury, MD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Salisbury at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 23°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 6 (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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Salisbury

SPC has placed Salisbury in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Salisbury

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.