Chesapeake Bay at Bishops Head (IN MLLW)
19 mi- Level
- 3.0 ft
Forecast peak 3.4 ft Sun 1 PM, minor flooding
Reading from Sat 2:54 PM · NWS gauge page
Observed 3:50 PM EDT at KSBY
Princess Anne, MD weather
Mostly cloudy and 63°17°, jacket by 7 PM.
Today: low 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°), high 64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°).
Now 63°17°
Mostly cloudy
- Wind
- 6 mph9 km/h
- From the east-northeast. Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 4 AM
- Dew point
- 46°8°
- Comfortable
- UV tomorrow
- 4Moderate
- Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
- Pressure
- 30.51 inHg1033 hPa
- Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.0 hPa in 3 h
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
Good hours for
This afternoonNear 62°17° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 42°6° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 66°19° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 39°4° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 65°18° by 2 PM · Clear
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 4p | Partly sunny | 62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°) | 59°15° | 0% | 8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 50% | 34% | 3 |
| Sat 5p | Partly sunny | 61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 58°14° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 51% | 25% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Clear | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 57°14° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 60% | 19% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Clear | 55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°) | 54°12° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 74% | 14% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Clear | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 49°9° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 96% | 6% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Clear | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 46°8° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 100% | 1% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Clear | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 44°7° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 100% | 1% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Clear | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 43°6° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 100% | 1% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Clear | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°) | 43°6° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 100% | 1% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Clear | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 42°6° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 100% | 2% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Clear | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 100% | 4% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Clear | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 100% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Clear | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 40°4° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 100% | 4% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Clear | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 40°4° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 100% | 6% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Clear | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°) | 38°3° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 100% | 7% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Sunny | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°) | 38°3° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 100% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Sunny | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 40°4° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 100% | 2% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Sunny | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°) | 44°7° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 100% | 0% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Sunny | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°) | 50°10° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 80% | 0% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Sunny | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°) | 56°13° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 67% | 6% | 3 |
| Sun 12p | Sunny | 60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°) | 58°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 60% | 3% | 4 |
| Sun 1p | Sunny | 63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°) | 61°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 52% | 6% | 4 |
| Sun 2p | Sunny | 65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°) | 63°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 48% | 6% | 4 |
| Sun 3p | Sunny | 65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°) | 63°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 46% | 5% | 4 |
| Sun 4p | Sunny | 66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°) | 64°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph14 km/h | 45% | 4% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Sunny | 64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°) | 62°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 46% | 2% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Clear | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°) | 58°14° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 55% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Clear | 56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°) | 54°12° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 66% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Clear | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°) | 47°8° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 93% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Clear | 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°) | 44°7° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 100% | 1% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Clear | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°) | 43°6° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 100% | 1% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Clear | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 100% | 0% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Clear | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 100% | 2% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Clear | 41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°) | 40°4° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 100% | 2% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Clear | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°) | 39°4° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 100% | 6% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Clear | 40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°) | 39°4° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 100% | 6% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Clear | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°) | 39°4° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 100% | 14% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Clear | 39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°) | 39°4° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 100% | 29% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Clear | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°) | 38°3° | 0% | 1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 100% | 35% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Sunny | 38°3° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°) | 38°3° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 100% | 31% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Sunny | 39°4° (likely 37°3° to 45°7°) | 39°4° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 100% | 26% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Sunny | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°) | 42°6° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 93% | 6% | 1 |
| Mon 10a | Sunny | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°) | 50°10° | 0% | 2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 77% | 5% | 2 |
| Mon 11a | Sunny | 58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 56°13° | 0% | 3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph10 km/h | 62% | 0% | 3 |
| Mon 12p | Sunny | 60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°) | 58°14° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 58% | 0% | 4 |
| Mon 1p | Sunny | 63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°) | 61°16° | 0% | 6 mph10 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 52% | 0% | 5 |
| Mon 2p | Sunny | 65°18° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°) | 62°17° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 48% | 0% | 4 |
| Mon 3p | Sunny | 65°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°) | 62°17° | 0% | 7 mph11 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 48% | 0% | 4 |
Days ahead
Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 40°4°. Typical 66°19° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 62°17°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 50°10°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 42°6°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. East wind around 8 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 62°17°–65°18°
- Low, likely
- 40°4°–43°6°
- Typical high / low
- 66°19° / 45°7°
- Wind
- 8 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 66°19°, low 38°3°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 42°6°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 66°19°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 48°9°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 39°4°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 38. Northeast wind 0 to 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 65°18°–68°20°
- Low, likely
- 38°3°–45°7°
- Typical high / low
- 66°19° / 44°7°
- Wind
- 7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 66°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 66°19° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 39°4°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 65°18°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 54°12°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 50°10°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 1 to 7 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 64°18°–67°19°
- Low, likely
- 39°4°–46°8°
- Typical high / low
- 66°19° / 44°7°
- Wind
- 8 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 67°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 65°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 50°10°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 67°19°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 54°12°Dry
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 67.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 65°18°–69°21°
- Low, likely
- 47°8°–51°11°
- Typical high / low
- 65°18° / 44°7°
- Wind
- 10 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 65°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 49°10°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 65°19°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 54°12°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 51°11°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 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 63°17°–67°19°
- Low, likely
- 47°8°–50°10°
- Typical high / low
- 65°18° / 43°6°
- Wind
- 10 mph17 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 65°18° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 51°11°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 68°20°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 58°14°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 53°11°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 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 67°19°–70°21°
- Low, likely
- 48°9°–52°11°
- Typical high / low
- 65°18° / 43°6°
- Wind
- 6 mph10 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 53°12°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 71°22°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 59°15°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Mostly clear, 53°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 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 70°21°–73°23°
- Low, likely
- 49°9°–55°13°
- Typical high / low
- 64°18° / 42°6°
- Wind
- 7 mph12 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 52°11°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 72°22°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 59°15°Dry
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.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 71°22°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 51°11°–53°12°
- Typical high / low
- 64°18° / 42°6°
- Wind
- 11 mph18 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 64°18° / 42°6°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 59°15°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 70°21°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 65°18°20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 65°19°30% chance · 0.04 in1 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
- 65°18°–75°24°
- Low, likely
- 54°12°–58°14°
- Typical high / low
- 64°18° / 42°6°
- Wind
- 13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 64°18°. Typical 63°17° / 42°6°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 67°19°20% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 72°22°20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 72°22°–76°24°
- Low, likely
- 61°16°–69°21°
- Typical high / low
- 63°17° / 42°6°
- Wind
- 19 mph31 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 64°, low 40°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 66°, low 38°.
Monday
Dry, high 66°, low 46°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 65–73°.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (AKQ) (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
Action stage
Chesapeake Bay above Little Annemessex River at Crisfield MD (MLLW)
18 mi- Level
- 2.4 ft
Forecast peak 3.4 ft Sun 12 PM, action stage
Reading from Sat 3 PM · NWS gauge page
Chesapeake Bay near Starling Creek at Saxis (IN MLLW)
20 mi- Level
- 2.5 ft
Forecast peak 4.1 ft Sun 12 PM, action stage
Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Manokin Branch near Princess Anne
1.5 mi- Level
- 1.7 ft
- Flow
- 3 cfs
Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page
For your home
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Heating this week
About 60% less heating than a typical week.
This week 30Typical 74
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Heat-pump hours, next 7 days
- h below 47°F
- 26
- 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 15 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.
Comfort
Dry air outside (dew point 46°F).
Open the windows?
Sun, 12:00 PM–6:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).
Is this typical?
Salisbury-Wicomico Regional Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1906–2026
Oct 24, today vs a typical year
Today’s expected high is 2°1° colder than typical.
- Normal high / low
- 66°19° / 45°7°
- Forecast high / low
- 64°18° / 40°4°
- Record high
- 84°29° in 2001
- Record low
- 25°−4° in 2003
Last 7 days vs normal
On average 3°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).
- −6°−4°SunOct 18
- −3°−2°MonOct 19
- +1°±0°TueOct 20
- −2°−1°WedOct 21
- −1°ThuOct 22
- −3°−2°FriOct 23
- —SatOct 24
Princess Anne weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:20 AM, sunset 6:12 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 52 min
- Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 22 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:36–6:29 PM
- Morning 7:04–7:57 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:29–6:39 PM
- Morning 6:53–7:04 AM; first light 6:53 AM
Stars tonight? Fair
Clear 6:39 PM–6:54 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
98% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 5:33 AM · rises 5:08 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 26
- New moon
- Nov 9
