Observed 4:52 PM EDT at KNHK

Fishing Creek, MD weather

Mostly cloudy and 60°16°.

Forecasts agree

Now 60°16°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the north-northeast. 69–7 mph11 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.5 inHg1033 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° cooler than this time yesterday (62°17° then, 60°16° now)

Good hours for

Low 47°8° tonight at 5 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 7 PM

TonightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 63°17° by 5 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 64°18° by 4 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 6p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	32%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	23%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	77%	20%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	4%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	50°10°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	2%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	49°9°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	48°9°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	4%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	48°9°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	13%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	10%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	96%	3%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	100%	6%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	93%	2%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	77%	2%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	0%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	64%	0%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	58%	0%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	56%	2%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	54%	0%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	0%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	58%	1%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	64%	1%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	4%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	2%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	2%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 61°16°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 61°16°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	86%	2%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	2%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	2%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	86%	3%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 60°16°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	2%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 60°16°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	3%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 58°14°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	3%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 58°14°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	3%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	4%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	3%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	1%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	64%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	0%	4
Mon 2p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	0%	4
Mon 3p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	0%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	0%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	0%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 46°8°. Typical 66°19° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. East wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–63°17°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 48°9°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 63°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 66°19° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 48°9°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 65°18°, low 54°12°. Typical 66°19° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 48°9°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 65°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 65°18° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
50°10°–56°13°
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 64°18°, low 56°13°. Typical 65°18° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 47°8°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 65°18°, low 57°14°. Typical 64°18° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 47°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 58°14°. Typical 64°18° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 46°8°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 55°13°. Typical 64°18° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 46°8°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 63°17° / 46°8°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.3 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
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 46°8°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 63°17°. Typical 63°17° / 45°7°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 65°19°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  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
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 45°7°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 62°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 63°, low 48°.
Monday
Dry, high 65°, low 54°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 64–68°.

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 Bishops Head (IN MLLW)

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft

Forecast peak 3.4 ft Sun 1 PM, minor flooding

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Patuxent River at Solomons Island (IN MLLW)

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft

Forecast peak 2.7 ft Sun 1 AM, action stage

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Chesapeake Bay at Cambridge (IN MLLW)

18 mi

Action stage

Level: 3.0 ft

Forecast peak 3.3 ft Sun 4 PM, action stage

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

St. George Creek at Straits Point (IN MLLW)

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft

Forecast peak 3.1 ft Sun 1 PM, action stage

Reading from Sat 4:24 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 65% less heating than a typical week.

This week 22Typical 62

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 4
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 1:00 PM–6:00 PM

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

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.

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

Fishing Creek weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 52 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 22 min less
Golden hour: 5:38–6:31 PM; Morning 7:06–7:59 AM
Blue hour: 6:31–6:41 PM; Morning 6:55–7:06 AM; first light 6:55 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7 PM–6:56 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:35 AM · rises 5:10 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Fishing Creek. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Fishing Creek, MD weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Chesapeake Bay at Bishops Head (IN MLLW)

Patuxent River at Solomons Island (IN MLLW)

Chesapeake Bay at Cambridge (IN MLLW)

St. George Creek at Straits Point (IN MLLW)

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