Potomac River at Lewisetta (IN MLLW)
21 mi- Level
- 2.5 ft
Forecast peak 3.2 ft Sat 12 PM, minor flooding
Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page
Observed 8:55 AM EDT at K2W6
California, MD weather
Sunny and 49°9°.
Today: low 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°), high 62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°).
Now 49°9°
Sunny
- Wind
- Calm
- Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 9 PM
- Dew point
- 49°9°
- Comfortable
- Humidity
- 100%
- Air 49°9°, dew point 49°9° · fog or dew likely
- UV index
- 0Low
- Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
- Air quality
- 9Good
- Ozone · tomorrow moderate
- Pressure
- 30.52 inHg1034 hPa
- Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.5 hPa in 3 h
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
7°4° cooler than this time yesterday (55°13° then, 49°9° now)
Good hours for
This morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 62°17° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 43°6° by midnight · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 61°16° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 43°6° by 3 AM · Clear
Monday morningNear 42°6° · Clear
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9a | Sunny | 52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°) | 52°11° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 74% | 14% | 0 |
| Sat 10a | Partly sunny | 55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°) | 55°13° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 66% | 41% | 1 |
| Sat 11a | Mostly cloudy | 57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°) | 57°14° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph25 km/h | 64% | 32% | 2 |
| Sat 12p | Mostly sunny | 58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 62% | 33% | 3 |
| Sat 1p | Mostly cloudy | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 59°15° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 57% | 62% | 4 |
| Sat 2p | Partly sunny | 61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 53% | 58% | 3 |
| Sat 3p | Partly sunny | 62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°) | 62°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 52% | 63% | 3 |
| Sat 4p | Mostly sunny | 61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 53% | 38% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Mostly cloudy | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 59°15° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 60% | 53% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Partly cloudy | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 57°14° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 64% | 42% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Clear | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°) | 49°9° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 86% | 24% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Mostly cloudy | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°) | 47°8° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 93% | 66% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Partly cloudy | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°) | 46°8° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 100% | 37% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Clear | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 55°13°) | 42°6° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 100% | 5% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Clear | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 54°12°) | 42°6° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 100% | 12% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Clear | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 53°12°) | 41°5° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 100% | 3% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Clear | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°) | 41°5° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 100% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Clear | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°) | 41°5° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 100% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Clear | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°) | 42°6° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 100% | 3% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Clear | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°) | 42°6° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 100% | 2% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Clear | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°) | 41°5° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 100% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Clear | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°) | 41°5° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 100% | 6% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Sunny | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°) | 41°5° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 100% | 7% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Sunny | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°) | 42°6° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 100% | 7% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Sunny | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°) | 52°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 83% | 6% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Sunny | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 55°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 72% | 3% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Sunny | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 64% | 5% | 3 |
| Sun 12p | Sunny | 60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°) | 60°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 60% | 3% | 4 |
| Sun 1p | Sunny | 62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 54% | 4% | 4 |
| Sun 2p | Sunny | 63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 52% | 4% | 4 |
| Sun 3p | Sunny | 63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h | 50% | 4% | 4 |
| Sun 4p | Sunny | 63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 50% | 4% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Sunny | 62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 54% | 1% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Clear | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 57°14° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 64% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Clear | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°) | 52°11° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 80% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Clear | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°) | 49°9° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h | 93% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Clear | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 48°9° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 96% | 1% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Clear | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°) | 47°8° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 100% | 2% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Clear | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°) | 46°8° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 100% | 1% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Clear | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 45°7° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 100% | 1% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Clear | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°) | 44°7° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 100% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Clear | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 44°7° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 100% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Clear | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°) | 43°6° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 100% | 1% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Clear | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°) | 43°6° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 100% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Clear | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°) | 43°6° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 100% | 4% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Mostly clear | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°) | 41°5° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 100% | 6% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Mostly sunny | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 100% | 8% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Mostly sunny | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 42°6° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 100% | 24% | 0 |
Days ahead
Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 62°17°, low 43°6°. Typical 66°19° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 57°14°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 62°17°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Partly cloudy, 48°9°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 43°6°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 62. East wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 60°16°–64°18°
- Low, likely
- 43°6°–49°9°
- Typical high / low
- 66°19° / 48°9°
- Wind
- 9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 63°17°, low 41°5°. Typical 66°19° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 44°7°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 63°17°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 49°9°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 43°6°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 41. North wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 63°17°–65°18°
- Low, likely
- 41°5°–51°11°
- Typical high / low
- 66°19° / 48°9°
- Wind
- 8 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 67°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 66°19° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 42°6°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 66°19°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 56°13°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 51°10°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 64°18°–68°20°
- Low, likely
- 42°6°–49°9°
- Typical high / low
- 66°19° / 48°9°
- Wind
- 7 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 64°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 65°18° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 52°11°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 65°18°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 56°14°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Partly cloudy, 51°11°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 63°17°–66°19°
- Low, likely
- 47°8°–52°11°
- Typical high / low
- 65°18° / 47°8°
- Wind
- 12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 65°18° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 51°11°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 64°18°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 56°13°Dry
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 62.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 62°17°–65°18°
- Low, likely
- 48°9°–53°12°
- Typical high / low
- 65°18° / 47°8°
- Wind
- 8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 67°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 64°18° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 52°11°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 66°19°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 56°13°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 51°11°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 65°18°–68°20°
- Low, likely
- 48°9°–54°12°
- Typical high / low
- 64°18° / 47°8°
- Wind
- 6 mph9 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 64°18° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 51°11°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 72°22°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 60°16°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 53°11°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 70°21°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 49°9°–52°11°
- Typical high / low
- 64°18° / 46°8°
- Wind
- 9 mph14 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Typical 64°18° / 46°8°. Rain, 5% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 51°11°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 67°19°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 58°14°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 59°15°–72°22°
- Low, likely
- 48°9°–52°11°
- Typical high / low
- 64°18° / 46°8°
- Wind
- 13 mph21 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 63°17° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 52°11°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 67°19°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 60°15°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 58°15°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
- 59°15°–72°22°
- Low, likely
- 44°7°–56°13°
- Typical high / low
- 63°17° / 46°8°
- Wind
- 10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 57°14°. Typical 63°17° / 45°7°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 60°16°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 69°20°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 60°16°20% chance
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
- 58°14°–77°25°
- Low, likely
- 52°11°–60°16°
- Typical high / low
- 63°17° / 45°7°
- Wind
- 10 mph15 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 62°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 63°, low 41°.
Monday
Dry, high 67°, low 49°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 62–70°.
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
Action stage
Patuxent River at Solomons Island (IN MLLW)
2.8 mi- Level
- 1.9 ft
Forecast peak 2.8 ft Sat 1 PM, action stage
Reading from Sat 8:36 AM · NWS gauge page
St. George Creek at Straits Point (IN MLLW)
11 mi- Level
- 2.3 ft
Forecast peak 3.3 ft Sat 1 PM, action stage
Reading from Sat 8:24 AM · NWS gauge page
St. Marys River at Great Mills
3.9 mi- Level
- 1.5 ft
- Flow
- 10 cfs
Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page
For your home
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Heating this week
About 54% less heating than a typical week.
This week 28Typical 62
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Heat-pump hours, next 7 days
- h below 47°F
- 23
- 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 3 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Comfort
Dry air outside (dew point 49°F).
Open the windows?
Today, 2:00 PM–4:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Is this typical?
Patuxent River NAS · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1945–2026
Oct 24, today vs a typical year
Today’s expected high is 4°2° colder than typical.
- Normal high / low
- 66°19° / 48°9°
- Forecast high / low
- 62°17° / 43°6°
- Record high
- 83°28° in 2001
- Record low
- 32°0° in 1997
Last 7 days vs normal
On average 5°3° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).
- −9°−5°SunOct 18
- −6°−4°MonOct 19
- —TueOct 20
- —WedOct 21
- —ThuOct 22
- +1°±0°FriOct 23
- —SatOct 24
California weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:23 AM, sunset 6:15 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 52 min
- Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 22 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:39–6:32 PM
- Morning 7:07–8:00 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:32–6:42 PM
- Morning 6:56–7:07 AM; first light 6:56 AM
Stars tonight? Fair
Mostly clear 10 PM–6:57 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 5:36 AM · rises 5:12 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 26
- New moon
- Nov 9
