Observed 3:54 PM EDT at KRSP

Fort Ritchie, MD weather

Sunny and 56°13°.

Mostly agree

Now 56°13°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the southeast. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable · down to 34°1° by 5 PM (dry)
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 33Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 50°10° tonight after 7 PM
Low 39°4° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonNear 55°13° · Clear
TonightDown to 40°4° by 1 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 49°9° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 58°14° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 63°17° 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 4p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	43%	1%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	61%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	76%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	85%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	0%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	2%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	13%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	64%	15%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	12%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	11%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	5%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	3%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	1%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	79%	1%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	79%	38%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	79%	8%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	2%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	80%	2%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	11%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	8%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	82%	6%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 39°4° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	82%	13%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	79%	7%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	68%	0%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	64%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	57%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	51%	0%	4
Mon 2p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	1%	4
Mon 3p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	50%	2%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 56°13°, low 39°4°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 56. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 39. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Low, likely
37°3°–39°4°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 58°14°, low 45°7°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
58°14°–60°16°
Low, likely
38°3°–45°7°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 46°8°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63. West wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
39°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 60°16°, low 43°6°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 58°14°, low 46°8°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Low, likely
38°3°–46°8°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–49°9°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 50°10°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  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 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly 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
62°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 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
57°14°–68°20°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 55°13°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Rain 0.64 in16 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.56 in14 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
58°14°–70°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 56°, low 39°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 58°, low 45°.
Monday
Dry, high 63°, low 46°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 58–68°.

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

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 161 cfs

Forecast peak 1.6 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft
Flow: 103 cfs

Forecast peak 2.3 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page

Monocacy River near Frederick at Interstate 70

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 173 cfs

Forecast peak 1.7 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Potomac River at Shepherdstown

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 2,610 cfs

Forecast peak 2.4 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 67% less heating than a typical week.

This week 33Typical 100

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 25
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 10 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Mon, 1:00 PM–3:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Hagerstown 1e · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1899–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−7°−4°SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
−2°−1°TueOct 20
−3°−2°WedOct 21
−4°−2°ThuOct 22
−3°−2°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Fort Ritchie weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 48 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 27 min less
Golden hour: 5:40–6:34 PM; Morning 7:12–8:07 AM
Blue hour: 6:34–6:45 PM; Morning 7:02–7:12 AM; first light 7:02 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:45 PM–7:03 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:41 AM · rises 5:14 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Fort Ritchie. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,100 ft, 1 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 2× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Fort Ritchie, 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

Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg

Monocacy River near Frederick at Interstate 70

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