Observed 3:53 PM EDT at KNUI

Piney Point, MD weather

Overcast and 62°17°, jacket by 9 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 62°17°

Cloudy

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the east. 58–7 mph11 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 32Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.47 inHg1032 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 50°10° tonight at 5 AM
High 64°18° tomorrow at 3 PM

TonightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 64°18° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 58°14° 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 5p	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	20%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	62%	35%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	69%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	72%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	57%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	21%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	3%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	5%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	7%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	8%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	7%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	5%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	4%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	89%	3%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	1%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	1%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	72%	4%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	64%	6%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	10%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	14%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	52%	14%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	5%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	2%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	54%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	56%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	2%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	4%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	83%	2%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	93%	1%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	2%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	96%	5%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	7%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	10%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	16%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	13%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	93%	9%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	4%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	2%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	65%	1%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	0%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	56%	0%	4
Mon 3p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	50%	0%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	0%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 63°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 66°19° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. East wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 48°9°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 64°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 66°19° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 44. North wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Typical 66°19° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 66°19°, low 54°12°. Typical 65°18° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°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 66.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 47°8°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 65°18° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°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 65.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 47°8°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 55°13°. Typical 64°18° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 47°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 64°18° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  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 57.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 55°13°. Typical 64°18° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 69°20°
  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.
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°–56°13°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 46°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 63°17° / 46°8°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.4 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°–73°23°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 46°8°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 72°22°, low 63°17°. Typical 63°17° / 45°7°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  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
66°19°–77°25°
Low, likely
60°16°–69°21°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 45°7°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 63°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 64°, low 44°.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 51°, 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

Potomac River at Lewisetta (IN MLLW)

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft

Forecast peak 3.0 ft Sun 12 PM, minor flooding

Reading from Sat 4:24 PM · NWS gauge page

St. George Creek at Straits Point (IN MLLW)

1.4 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

Patuxent River at Solomons Island (IN MLLW)

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.4 ft

Forecast peak 2.7 ft Sun 1 AM, action stage

Reading from Sat 4:36 PM · NWS gauge page

Rappahannock River at Tappahannock (IN MLLW)

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft

Forecast peak 2.9 ft Sun 2 PM, action stage

Reading from Sat 4:30 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 20Typical 62

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 5
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, 12:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

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 3°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

Piney Point 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: 5:39–6:32 PM; Morning 7:07–8:00 AM
Blue hour: 6:32–6:43 PM; Morning 6:56–7:07 AM; first light 6:56 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10 PM–6:57 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:36 AM · rises 5:12 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Piney Point. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,800 ft, 23 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Piney Point, MD weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Potomac River at Lewisetta (IN MLLW)

St. George Creek at Straits Point (IN MLLW)

Patuxent River at Solomons Island (IN MLLW)

Rappahannock River at Tappahannock (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