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Ocean City, Washington Weather

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

Ocean City, WA
Thursday, June 4 at 4:52 PM
54
°
Overcast
Feels like
51°
Humidity
82%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Sunset
9:06 PM
Ocean City, WA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOcean City, WA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 56 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 51°H 56°
Ocean City, WA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    57°52°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Rain
    53%
    0.20″
    54°50°-3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    79%
    0.37″
    56°48°+2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    30%
    0.07″
    57°49°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    67%
    0.27″
    56°49°-1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    0.04″
    56°50°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    23%
    58°50°+2°
Ocean City, WA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
268° · veering 70°
Direction
W
268°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
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 8 · pk 22 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 168SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Ocean City, WA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1021.4
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 30.16 inHg
Now
1021.4
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
+1.6
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10181022
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1021.51017.51019.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair air starting to ease — a front may be approaching.
Ocean City, WA
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 34 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
72μg/m³
UV IndexLow
2.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
4.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 18

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5/PM10 ratio 0.63 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.

PM2.5/PM10
0.63
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
transport
Ocean City, WA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
96%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
36.9mi
UNLIMITED
44 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
16:52 UTC ·Ocean City, WA · 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
16:52 UTC ·Ocean City, WA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Ocean City, WA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ocean City, WA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ocean City, WA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
11:45 AM
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Daylight
15h 43m
Sunset
9:06 PM
Civil dusk
4:46 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Ocean City, WA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
7:15 AM
Moonset
4:00 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Ocean City, WA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Rufous Hummingbirds Arrive

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ocean City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 28 (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 — Ocean City

SPC has placed Ocean City in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Ocean City

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.