Observed 2:55 PM EDT at KHGR

Big Spring, MD weather

Sunny and 61°16°, jacket by 7 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the south-southeast. Up to 6 mph9 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 28°−2°; Dry · up to 37°3° by 11 PM (comfortable)
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM
Air quality: 31Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.51 inHg1033 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−2.0 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 33°1° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 11 AM
Fog tomorrow night 5–9 AM

This afternoonNear 61°16° · Clear
TonightDown to 34°1° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 64°18° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 36°2° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 68°20° 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
Sat 3p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	41%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	39%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	38%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	58°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	76%	3%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	82%	4%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	92%	9%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	92%	9%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	96%	2%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	3%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	10%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	34°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	11%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	34°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	15%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	16%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	13%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	76%	2%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	3%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	59%	4%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	7%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	50%	9%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	50%	9%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	48%	6%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	6%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	55%	4%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	64%	2%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	2%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	5%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	11%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	13%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	20%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 45°7°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	22%	0
Mon 5a	Fog	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	60%	0
Mon 6a	Fog	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	35°2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	60%	0
Mon 7a	Fog	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	35°2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	61%	0
Mon 8a	Fog	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	35°2°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	56%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	92%	32%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	5%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	64%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	50%	2%	4
Mon 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	47%	0%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 33°1°. Typical 64°18° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 34°1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 62. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog after 2am. Clear, with a low around 33. East wind 0 to 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–62°17°
Low, likely
33°1°–38°3°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 64°18°, low 35°2°. Typical 64°18° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 64. South wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. West wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
35°2°–40°4°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 44°7°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. West wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
35°2°–44°7°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 41°5°. Typical 63°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 43°6°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  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 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 62°17° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 61°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 61°16° / 38°3°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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
62°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 57°14°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Rain 0.51 in13 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  20% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.36 in9.2 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
61°16°–76°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–63°17°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 43 mph68 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 62°, low 33°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 64°, low 35°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 44°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 65–75°.

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

Conococheague Creek at Fairview

8.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 161 cfs

Forecast peak 1.6 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Potomac River at Hancock

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.7 ft
Flow: 1,450 cfs

Forecast peak 3.7 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Opequon Creek near Martinsburg

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 84 cfs

Forecast peak 1.9 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Potomac River at Shepherdstown

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 2,530 cfs

Forecast peak 2.4 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 63% less heating than a typical week.

This week 36Typical 96

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 27
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 23 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 28°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Martinsburg Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1891–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−8°−4°SunOct 18
−5°−3°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
−2°−1°WedOct 21
−3°−2°ThuOct 22
−2°−1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Big Spring weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 48 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 26 min less
Golden hour: 5:42–6:36 PM; Morning 7:14–8:08 AM
Blue hour: 6:36–6:47 PM; Morning 7:03–7:14 AM; first light 7:03 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:47 PM–7:05 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:43 AM · rises 5:16 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Big Spring. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,300 ft, 31 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Big Spring, MD weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Conococheague Creek at Fairview

Potomac River at Hancock

Opequon Creek near Martinsburg

Potomac River at Shepherdstown

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon