Secretary, Maryland Weather
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Secretary weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Partly Cloudy——82°53°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——87°56°+5°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——89°60°+2°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——93°65°+4°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers23%0.14″85°66°-8°
- MondayJun 8Overcast23%—76°53°-9°
- TuesdayJun 9Partly Cloudy12%—83°51°+7°
Ozone at AQI 500 now. AQI up 23 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 120 by mid-afternoon.
AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 500 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 120 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 500
- UV peak
- 0.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 120
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 2:49 AM
- Moonset
- 12:05 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Secretary at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- 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.