Ellicott City, Maryland Weather
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Ellicott City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Clear——82°53°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——89°57°+7°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——92°60°+3°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast12%—88°66°-4°
- SundayJun 7Light Showers31%—83°64°-5°
- MondayJun 8Overcast15%—71°58°-12°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast12%—80°52°+9°
PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- calm
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 3:33 AM
- Moonset
- 1:09 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Ellicott City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (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.