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

Allen, MD
Friday, June 5 at 5:21 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
64°
Humidity
73%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Allen, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAllen, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 91°
Allen, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    91°61°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    94°66°+3°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    91°68°-3°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Partly Cloudy
    78°55°-13°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    80°53°+2°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    10%
    84°60°+4°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Overcast
    12%
    83°64°-1°
Allen, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
208° · steady
Direction
SSW
208°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
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 5 · pk 16 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 188SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ssw.
Allen, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.1
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 30.03 inHg
Now
1017.1
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10171022
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1022.11016.51018.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Allen, MD
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
-18 in 6h

AQI 75 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 18 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 500. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
107μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 500. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 500
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 111
Allen, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
43.0mi
UNLIMITED
146 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
05:21 UTC ·Allen, 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
05:21 UTC ·Allen, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Allen, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Allen, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Allen, MD
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:10 AM
Sunrise
5:39 AM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
12:55 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Allen, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
3:57 AM
Moonset
2:11 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Allen, MD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

fungi
Jan 143% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Allen at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 6 (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 5, 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 — Allen

SPC has placed Allen in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Allen

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.