Coastal Flood Advisory
Ends in 8 h 3 min
When
Until 4 PM EDT Saturday.
Where
Dorchester, Wicomico and Somerset Counties.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Wakefield VA
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Up to one foot of inundation above ground level in low- lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways.
Impacts
Shallow flooding is expected in the most vulnerable locations near the waterfront and shoreline resulting in a low threat of property damage. Expect up to one foot of water above ground level in low lying, vulnerable areas. Some roads and low lying property including parking lots, parks and lawns near the waterfront will experience shallow flooding.
Precautionary actions
If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.
Areas: Dorchester; Wicomico; Somerset
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Observed 7:40 AM EDT at KSBY

Eldorado, MD weather

Overcast and 45°7°.

Mostly agree

Now 45°7°

Cloudy

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the north. Up to 8 mph13 km/h through 7 PM
Dew point: 39°4°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 28Good; PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.5 inHg1033 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 50°10° today by 10 AM
High 63°17° today at 2 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM
Drops 12°7° tomorrow night 6–9 PM (61°16° → 49°9°)

This morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonNear 61°16° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 39°4° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 66°19° by 2 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 38°3° by 5 AM · 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 7a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	96%	19%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	19%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	79%	17%	1
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	22%	2
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	62%	25%	3
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	53%	24%	4
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	48%	56%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	42%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	46%	40%	4
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	46%	53%	3
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	30%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	57%	27%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	10%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	2%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	7%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	2%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	3%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	100%	4%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	3%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	3%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	3%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	100%	3%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	83%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	2%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	2%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	52%	2%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	46%	1%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	2%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	42%	2%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	42%	4%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	43%	5%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	2%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	64%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	1%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	99%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	100%	1%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. Northeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
37°3°–43°6°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 67°19°, low 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 38°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 37. Southeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
37°3°–43°6°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 68°20°, low 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 0 to 6 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 46.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
37°3°–46°8°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 66°19°, low 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–50°10°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  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, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  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°–74°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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
60°16°–74°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–55°13°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 60°15°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°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°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–61°16°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 64°, low 37°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 67°, low 37°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 46°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 65–72°.

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

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Chesapeake Bay at Cambridge (IN MLLW)

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft

Forecast peak 3.5 ft Sun 4 PM, minor flooding

Reading from Sat 6:36 AM · NWS gauge page

Nanticoke River at Sharptown

4.6 mi

Level: 1.9 ft

Reading from Sat 5:42 AM · NWS gauge page

Chicamacomico River near Salem

6.9 mi

Level: 0.2 ft
Flow: 6 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Nanticoke River at Bridgeville

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft

Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 23 min less
Golden hour: 5:35–6:29 PM; Morning 7:04–7:58 AM
Blue hour: 6:29–6:39 PM; Morning 6:54–7:04 AM; first light 6:54 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7 PM–6:55 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:34 AM · rises 5:08 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Eldorado. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,500 ft, 44 mi away.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 Advisory