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Bloomington, Maryland Weather

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

Bloomington, MD
Wednesday, June 3 at 5:54 PM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
37%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
Bloomington, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBloomington, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 76°
Bloomington, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    75°48°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    79°55°+4°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    84°58°+5°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    32%
    84°62°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    34%
    0.01″
    78°61°-6°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Foggy
    20%
    70°58°-8°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Mostly Clear
    14%
    80°50°+10°
Bloomington, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
324° · backing 80°
Direction
NW
324°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
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 4 · pk 13 @ 6:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 104SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 80° from the nw.
Bloomington, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
973.2
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.74 inHg
Now
973.2
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 971975
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW975.3971.2972.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bloomington, MD
Air quality
38
AQI
Moderate
+8 in 6hPeak ~58 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 63 now. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 70 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
115μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 63 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 70 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 63
UV peak
8.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 70

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Bloomington, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
108.7mi
UNLIMITED
124 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
17:54 UTC ·Bloomington, 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
17:54 UTC ·Bloomington, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Bloomington, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bloomington, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bloomington, MD
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:19 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
1:11 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Bloomington, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
3:04 AM
Moonset
12:14 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Bloomington, MD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bloomington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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 Bloomington

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.