Observed 5:15 PM EDT at K2W6

Benedict, MD weather

Sunny and 62°17°.

Forecasts agree

Now 62°17°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Light through 6 AM
Dew point: 49°10°; Comfortable · down to 41°5° by 2 AM
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 31Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.47 inHg1032 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° warmer than this time yesterday (59°15° then, 62°17° now)

Good hours for

Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Fog tonight 5–9 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 70°21° tomorrow at 4 PM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (64°18° → 52°11°)

TonightDown to 40°4° by 3 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 1 AM · Clear
Tuesday morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tuesday afternoonNear 65°18° · 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 6p	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	64%	1%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	100%	4%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	13%	0
Mon 5a	Fog	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	27%	0
Mon 6a	Fog	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	26%	0
Mon 7a	Fog	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	100%	26%	0
Mon 8a	Fog	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	31%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	36%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	80%	13%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	10%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	58%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	1%	4
Mon 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	0%	4
Mon 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	0%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	0%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	47%	0%	1
Mon 6p	Clear	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	52%	0%	0
Mon 7p	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	62%	0%	0
Mon 8p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	0%	0
Mon 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	83%	0%	0
Mon 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	89%	0%	0
Mon 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	0%	0
Tue 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	0%	0
Tue 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	4%	0
Tue 2a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	12%	0
Tue 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	25%	0
Tue 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	2%	0
Tue 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	0%	0
Tue 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	2%	0
Tue 7a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	0%	0
Tue 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	96%	1%	0
Tue 9a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	86%	1%	1
Tue 10a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	75%	3%	2
Tue 11a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	70%	2%	3
Tue 12p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	63%	1%	4
Tue 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	1%	4
Tue 2p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	58%	0%	4
Tue 3p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	0%	4
Tue 4p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	0%	3
Tue 5p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	1%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 39°4°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Patchy fog after 5am. Clear, with a low around 39. Northwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–66°19°
Low, likely
39°4°–44°7°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 42°6°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 26. Fog. High 70°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 68°20°, low 47°8°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. North wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. East wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°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 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–73°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 56°13°. Typical 61°16° / 39°4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 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
60°16°–73°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–63°17°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Nov 3. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 56°13°. Typical 61°16° / 39°4°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 61°16°
  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
45°7°–66°19°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 39°4°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 65°, low 39°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 47°, warming up.
Tuesday
Dry, high 68°, low 47°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 67–76°.

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

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Patuxent River at Solomons Island (IN MLLW)

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft

Forecast peak 2.4 ft Mon 2 AM

Reading from Sun 5:36 PM · NWS gauge page

St. Clement Creek near Clements

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: -0.3 ft

Reading from Sun 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Zekiah Swamp Run near Newtown

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.9 ft
Flow: 11 cfs

Reading from Sun 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

McIntosh Run near Leonardtown

14 mi

Level: 0.9 ft

Reading from Sun 5:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 73% less heating than a typical week.

This week 25Typical 93

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 19
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 49°F).

Open the windows?

Mon, 12:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Mechanicsville 5 NE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1974–2026

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

+2°+1°MonOct 19
−4°−2°TueOct 20
+1°WedOct 21
−1°ThuOct 22
±0°FriOct 23
−4°−2°SatOct 24
−3°−2°SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 49 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 20 min less
Golden hour: 5:38–6:31 PM; Morning 7:09–8:02 AM
Blue hour: 6:31–6:42 PM; Morning 6:58–7:09 AM; first light 6:58 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:42 PM–5 AM, but the moon is 100% lit and up.

Moon

Full moon

100% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:48 AM · rises 5:41 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Benedict. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,300 ft, 17 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Benedict, MD weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Tuesday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Patuxent River at Solomons Island (IN MLLW)

St. Clement Creek near Clements

Zekiah Swamp Run near Newtown

McIntosh Run near Leonardtown

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon