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Bel Air, Maryland Weather

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

Bel Air, MD
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:59 PM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
35%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
Bel Air, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBel Air, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 58 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 58°H 87°
Bel Air, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Partly Cloudy
    82°56°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    87°58°+5°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    85°61°-2°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    15%
    88°64°+3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    52%
    79°64°-9°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    16%
    75°55°-4°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    12%
    78°51°+3°
Bel Air, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
138° · backing 157°
Direction
SE
138°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
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 6 · pk 16 @ 7:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 155SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Bel Air, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.8
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.76 inHg
Now
1007.8
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081012
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1011.71007.91008.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Bel Air, MD
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
+20 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 40 now. AQI up 20 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 10 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
11μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
85μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 0.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 10
Bel Air, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
119.5mi
UNLIMITED
145 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
23:59 UTC ·Bel Air, 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
23:59 UTC ·Bel Air, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Bel Air, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bel Air, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bel Air, MD
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:08 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
1:01 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Bel Air, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
2:53 AM
Moonset
12:04 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Bel Air, MD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

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Bel Air at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 13 (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 Bel Air

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.