Coastal Flood Statement
Ends in 36 min
When
From 10 AM EDT this morning through this afternoon.
Where
In Maryland, Dorchester, Wicomico and Somerset Counties. In Virginia, Accomack County.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Wakefield VA
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways.
Impacts
Shallow flooding is possible in the most vulnerable locations near the waterfront and shoreline.
Precautionary actions
Do not drive through flooded roadways.
Areas: Dorchester; Wicomico; Somerset; Accomack
See it on weather.gov (opens in a new tab)

Observed 3:05 PM EDT at KSBY

Allen, MD weather

Sunny and 68°20°, jacket by 7 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 68°20°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.5 inHg1033 hPa; Falling · −0.08 inHg−2.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Low 38°3° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 66°19° · Clear
TonightDown to 39°4° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 67°19° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 3 AM · Clear
Tuesday morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tuesday afternoonUp to 67°19° by 2 PM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sun 3p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	40%	0%	2
Sun 4p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	40%	2%	1
Sun 5p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	45%	2%	0
Sun 6p	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	1%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	4%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	13%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	40%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	40%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	40%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	40%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	40%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	26%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	5%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	52%	1%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	48%	0%	4
Mon 3p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	48%	0%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	47%	0%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	0%	1
Mon 6p	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	0%	0
Mon 7p	Clear	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	67%	1%	0
Mon 8p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	2%	0
Mon 10p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	5%	0
Mon 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	5%	0
Tue 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	5%	0
Tue 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	5%	0
Tue 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	11%	0
Tue 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	7%	0
Tue 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	6%	0
Tue 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	5%	0
Tue 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	23%	0
Tue 7a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	100%	4%	0
Tue 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	2%	0
Tue 9a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	93%	0%	1
Tue 10a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	80%	0%	2
Tue 11a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	70%	1%	3
Tue 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	65%	1%	4
Tue 1p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	58%	2%	4
Tue 2p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	64°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	54%	1%	4

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 25. Sunny. High 67°19°, low 38°3°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 38. Northeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
38°3°–44°7°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 26. Sunny. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 1 to 7 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 47. West wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
37°3°–47°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 65°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 67°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Rain, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°16°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 57°14°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 42°6°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Nov 3. Rain. High 65°18°, low 56°13°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Rain 0.54 in14 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–67°19°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
26 mph42 km/h, gusts 51 mph82 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 67°, low 38°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 68°, low 47°.
Tuesday
Dry, high 69°, low 46°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 65–73°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (AKQ) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

Radar loads when scrolled into view

Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Chesapeake Bay at Bishops Head (IN MLLW)

19 mi

Action stage

Level: 3.2 ft

Forecast peak 3.3 ft Mon 2 PM, minor flooding

Reading from Sun 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Chesapeake Bay above Little Annemessex River at Crisfield MD (MLLW)

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft

Forecast peak 3.3 ft Mon 1 PM, action stage

Reading from Sun 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Manokin Branch near Princess Anne

5.3 mi

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Reading from Sun 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Nassawango Creek near Snow Hill

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 11 cfs

Reading from Sun 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 67% less heating than a typical week.

This week 25Typical 77

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 15
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 9 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Salisbury-Wicomico Regional Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1906–2026

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−3°−2°MonOct 19
+1°±0°TueOct 20
−2°−1°WedOct 21
−1°ThuOct 22
−3°−2°FriOct 23
−3°−2°SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Allen weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 50 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
Golden hour: 5:34–6:28 PM; Morning 7:05–7:58 AM
Blue hour: 6:28–6:38 PM; Morning 6:54–7:05 AM; first light 6:54 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:38 PM–4 AM, but the moon is 100% lit and up.

Moon

Full moon

100% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:43 AM · rises 5:37 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Allen. Water in view.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

1 active weather alert

Coastal Flood Statement