Coastal Flood Advisory
Ends in 9 min
When
Until 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 and a half feet of inundation above ground level 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 4:31 AM and 5:34 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 6:54 PM EDT at KNAK

Highland Beach, MD weather

Partly cloudy and 55°13°, jacket by 9 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 55°13°

Partly cloudy

Wind: Calm; Up to 6 mph10 km/h through 7 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 27Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.54 inHg1034 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

3°2° cooler than this time yesterday (58°14° then, 55°13° now)

Good hours for

Low 49°9° tomorrow at 7 AM
High 62°17° tomorrow at 2 PM

TonightDown to 50°10° by 3 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonNear 61°16° · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 68°20° 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 7p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	64%	9%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	22%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	7%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	5%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	1%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	89%	1%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	3%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	4%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	2%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	3%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	2%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	4%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	4%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	3%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	56%	2%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	54%	2%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	52%	1%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	52%	0%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	52%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	1%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	0%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	5%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	10%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	7%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	6%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	5%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	58%	0%	4
Mon 2p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	0%	4
Mon 3p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	0%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	2%	3
Mon 5p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	54%	0%	1
Mon 6p	Clear	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	0%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 61°16°, low 48°9°. Typical 64°18° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. East wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–62°17°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 49°9°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 62°17°, low 47°8°. Typical 64°18° / 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 47. North wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 49°9°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Typical 64°18° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. West wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–54°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 65°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 63°17° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  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 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 48°9°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 63°17° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°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 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 48°9°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 67°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 62°17° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  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 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 47°8°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 55°13°. Typical 62°17° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°14°
  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 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 47°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 55°13°. Typical 62°17° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 47°8°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 56°13°. Typical 61°16° / 46°8°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 46°8°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 61°16°. Typical 61°16° / 46°8°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°21°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
59°15°–67°19°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 46°8°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 61°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 62°, low 47°.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 54°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 64–70°.

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

Severn River at Annapolis (IN MLLW)

3.7 mi

Action stage

Level: 2.4 ft

Forecast peak 2.6 ft Sun 6 PM, minor flooding

Reading from Sat 7:06 PM · NWS gauge page

Eastern Bay at Claiborne (IN MLLW)

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft

Forecast peak 3.1 ft Sun 4 PM

Reading from Sat 6:36 PM · NWS gauge page

Patuxent River near Bowie

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.3 ft
Flow: 139 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:45 PM · NWS gauge page

SOUTH FORK JABEZ BRANCH AT MILLERSVILLE, MD

14 mi

Level: 3.2 ft

Reading from Sat 6:55 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 71% less heating than a typical week.

This week 19Typical 66

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 2
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 46°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 1:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Annapolis United States Naval Academy Asos · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1894–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 0° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−6°−3°SunOct 18
−3°−2°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+2°+1°WedOct 21
+2°+1°ThuOct 22
+1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Highland Beach weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 50 min; Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 24 min less
Golden hour: 5:38–6:31 PM; Morning 7:07–8:01 AM
Blue hour: 6:31–6:42 PM; Morning 6:57–7:07 AM; first light 6:57 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:51 PM–6:58 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

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

Looking southeast from Highland Beach. The highest point on the skyline is about 700 ft, 17 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