Coastal Flood Advisory
Starts in 54 min
When
Until 5 PM EDT this afternoon, especially around the time of high tide.
Where
Shoreline in Charles and King George Counties.
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 3.5 feet, water reaches yards near Cobb Island and docks near Dahlgren.
Additional details
Tides one and a half to two feet above normal. The next high tide at Goose Bay is at 3:15 PM. The next high tide at Dahlgren is at 2:03 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: Charles; King George
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Observed 9:55 AM EDT at KADW

Hughesville, MD weather

Sunny and 53°12°, jacket by 7 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 53°12°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the northeast. 35–7 mph11 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 17Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Drops 12°7° today 5–8 PM (62°17° → 50°10°)
Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM
Drops 13°7° tomorrow 5–8 PM (65°18° → 52°11°)
Fog Monday 6–8 AM

This afternoonUp to 63°17° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 39°4° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 66°19° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 40°4° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 52°11° by 10 AM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	16%	2
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	58%	24%	3
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	32%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	37%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	31%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	25%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	23%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	27%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	37%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	56%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	61%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 51°11°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	100%	40%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 50°10°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	23%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	10%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	4%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	6%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	11%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	93%	7%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	4%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	7%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	60%	9%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	54%	17%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	50%	26%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	23%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	48%	12%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	1%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	5%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	49%	0
Mon 6a	Fog	39°4° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	60%	0
Mon 7a	Fog	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	36°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	61%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	55%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	93%	39%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	12%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 63°17°, low 39°4°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. East wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
39°4°–41°5°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 66°19°, low 38°3°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 38. Southeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–66°19°
Low, likely
38°3°–45°7°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 42°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 40°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. West wind around 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 47.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
37°3°–47°8°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 42°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 63°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°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 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 65°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 62°17° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  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 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°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 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°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
58°14°–74°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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
57°14°–72°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–56°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 56°13°. Typical 61°16° / 39°4°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
2

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 63°, low 39°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 66°, low 38°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 69°, low 47°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 65–72°.

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

Upper Machodoc Creek near Dahlgren (IN MLLW)

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft

Forecast peak 3.8 ft Sat 2 PM, minor flooding

Reading from Sat 10:06 AM · NWS gauge page

Zekiah Swamp Run near Newtown

9.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.9 ft
Flow: 13 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

St. Clement Creek near Clements

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: -0.3 ft

Reading from Sat 9:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Piscataway Creek at Piscataway

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · 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 31Typical 91

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 27
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 20 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Mechanicsville 5 NE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1974–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 1°0° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

+3°+1°SunOct 18
+2°+1°MonOct 19
−4°−2°TueOct 20
+1°WedOct 21
−1°ThuOct 22
±0°FriOct 23
−4°−2°SatOct 24

Hughesville weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

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: 5:40–6:33 PM; Morning 7:08–8:01 AM
Blue hour: 6:33–6:43 PM; Morning 6:58–7:08 AM; first light 6:58 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 11 PM–6:59 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:38 AM · rises 5:12 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking east from Hughesville. A level horizon.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

Hughesville, MD weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Upper Machodoc Creek near Dahlgren (IN MLLW)

Zekiah Swamp Run near Newtown

St. Clement Creek near Clements

Piscataway Creek at Piscataway

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