Frost Advisory
Starts in 4 h 34 min
When
From 10 PM this evening to 9 AM EDT Sunday.
Where
In Delaware, Kent and New Castle Counties. In Maryland, Caroline, Kent MD, and Queen Annes Counties. In Pennsylvania, Delaware, Eastern Chester, Eastern Montgomery, Lower Bucks, and Philadelphia Counties.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Temperatures as low as 33 degrees will result in frost formation.
Impacts
Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.
Precautionary actions
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Areas: New Castle; Kent; Kent; Queen Anne's; Caroline; Delaware; Philadelphia; Eastern Chester; Eastern Montgomery; Lower Bucks
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Observed 4:55 PM EDT at KBWI

Queenstown, MD weather

Sunny and 61°16°, jacket by 8 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 61°16°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the southeast. Up to 6 mph9 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 39°4°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 35Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.51 inHg1033 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM
Low 42°6° tonight at 5 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 64°18° tomorrow at 3 PM

TonightDown to 42°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 64°18° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 1 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 5p	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	41%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	55%	22%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	16%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	6%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	3%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	4%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	4%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	69%	29%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	60%	9%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	53%	2%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	50%	4%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	3%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	48%	4%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	48%	3%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	48%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	2%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	89%	1%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	1%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	1%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	4%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	7%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	6%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	10%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	22%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	22%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	12%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	12%	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	72%	7%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	3%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	0%	4
Mon 2p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	56%	0%	4
Mon 3p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	52%	0%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	0%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 63°17°, low 42°6°. Typical 65°18° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 63. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 42. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
61°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
38°3°–43°6°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 48°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 65°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 64°18° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 46. North wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
40°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 47°8°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 52°11°. Typical 64°18° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 52.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 47°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 67°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 64°18° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  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 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 46°8°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 63°17° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 46°8°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 55°13°. Typical 63°17° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 46°8°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 62°17° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°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 71.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Typical 62°17° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°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
65°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 62°17° / 45°7°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 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°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 45°7°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 70°21°, low 62°17°. Typical 61°16° / 45°7°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.16 in3.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°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°–76°24°
Low, likely
59°15°–69°21°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 45°7°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 63°, low 42°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 65°, low 46°.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 52°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 66–71°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (PHI) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Severn River at Annapolis (IN MLLW)

17 mi

Minor flooding

Level: 2.8 ft

Forecast peak 2.8 ft Sat 6 PM, minor flooding

Reading from Sat 4:36 PM · NWS gauge page

Eastern Bay at Claiborne (IN MLLW)

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft

Forecast peak 3.1 ft Sun 4 PM

Reading from Sat 4:36 PM · NWS gauge page

Chesapeake Bay at Tolchester Beach (IN MLLW)

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.7 ft

Forecast peak 3.1 ft Sat 6 PM

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Cooperative Oxford Laboratory (IN MLLW)

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft

Reading from Sat 3:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 64% less heating than a typical week.

This week 25Typical 70

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 21
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 4 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 39°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 12:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Stevensville 2sw · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1926–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 2°1° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−8°−4°SunOct 18
−7°−4°MonOct 19
−3°−2°TueOct 20
+3°+2°WedOct 21
+2°+1°ThuOct 22
+2°+1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 50 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 24 min less
Golden hour: 5:36–6:30 PM; Morning 7:06–8:00 AM
Blue hour: 6:30–6:40 PM; Morning 6:56–7:06 AM; first light 6:56 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:40 PM–6:57 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:35 AM · rises 5:09 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Queenstown. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,100 ft, 26 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

Frost Advisory

Queenstown, MD weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Severn River at Annapolis (IN MLLW)

Eastern Bay at Claiborne (IN MLLW)

Chesapeake Bay at Tolchester Beach (IN MLLW)

Cooperative Oxford Laboratory (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