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Washington Grove, Maryland Weather

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

Washington Grove, MD
Wednesday, June 3 at 6:01 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
31%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:30 PM
Washington Grove, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWashington Grove, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 84°
Washington Grove, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    80°54°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    86°58°+6°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    84°61°-2°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    14%
    89°64°+5°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    30%
    80°63°-9°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    74°55°-6°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    13%
    79°49°+5°
Washington Grove, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
344° · veering 7°
Direction
NNW
344°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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 6 · pk 17 @ 8:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 125SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 7° from the nnw.
Washington Grove, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1004.6
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.67 inHg
Now
1004.6
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10041007
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.61003.51003.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Washington Grove, MD
Air quality
34
AQI
Moderate
-1 in 6hPeak ~56 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 56 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 56 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
111μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 56 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 56 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 56
UV peak
7.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 56

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Washington Grove, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
126.2mi
UNLIMITED
147 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
18:01 UTC ·Washington Grove, 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
18:01 UTC ·Washington Grove, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Washington Grove, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Washington Grove, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Washington Grove, MD
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:13 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
8:30 PM
Civil dusk
1:02 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Washington Grove, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
2:55 AM
Moonset
12:08 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Washington Grove, MD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Washington Grove at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 11 (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 Washington Grove

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.