Coastal Flood Advisory
Starts in 36 min
When
From 2 PM this afternoon to 8 PM EDT this evening, especially around the time of high tide.
Where
Shoreline in Anne Arundel County.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level expected in low lying areas due to tidal flooding.
Impacts
At 2.8 feet, flooding of some of the parking area near Dock Street in Annapolis may occur, with water surrounding the Alex Haley Memorial.
Additional details
Tides one to one and a half feet above normal. The next high tide at Annapolis U.S. Naval Academy is at 4:47 PM.
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: Anne Arundel
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Observed 12:55 PM EDT at KADW

Friendship, MD weather

Mostly sunny and 61°16°, jacket by 7 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 61°16°

Mostly sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the south. Up to 8 mph13 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 40°4°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 61°16° today at 2 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Low 43°6° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 9 AM

This afternoonNear 60°16° · Clear
TonightDown to 44°7° by 3 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 63°17° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 42°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 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 1p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	57%	17%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	21%	3
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	51%	23%	2
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	53%	20%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	16%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	20%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	29%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	37%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	31%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	26%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	11%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	9%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	12%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	12%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	14%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	13%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	100%	14%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	9%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	6%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	6%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	60%	12%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	56%	4%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	54%	1%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	2%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	1%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	3%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	1%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	96%	4%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	5%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	1%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	3%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	3%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	4%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	89%	8%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	74%	0%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	64%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	0%	4

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 61°16°, low 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 61. East wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog between 2am and 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 43. East wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
60°16°–61°16°
Low, likely
39°4°–45°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 63°17°, low 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
40°4°–48°9°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  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, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. West wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
38°3°–49°9°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  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 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 62°17°, low 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  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 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
42°6°–51°11°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 67°19°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  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 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  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, 50°10°
  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 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  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
67°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.6 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
63°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 60°16°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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
67°19°–76°24°
Low, likely
59°15°–60°16°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 61°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 63°, low 40°.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 49°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 62–71°.

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

near Bristol

7.5 mi

Level: 6.7 ft

Reading from Sat 11:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Depot Pond at Upper Marlboro

9.9 mi

Level: 1.4 ft

Reading from Sat 8:40 AM · NWS gauge page

Western Branch at Upper Marlboro

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 17 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

School House Pond at Upper Marlboro

11 mi

Level: 2.8 ft

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 24 min less
Golden hour: 5:38–6:32 PM; Morning 7:08–8:01 AM
Blue hour: 6:32–6:42 PM; Morning 6:57–7:08 AM; first light 6:57 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 11 PM–6:58 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:37 AM · rises 5:11 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Friendship. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,400 ft, 23 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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Coastal Flood Advisory