Observed 5:15 PM EDT at K2W6

Rock Point, MD weather

Overcast and 59°15°, jacket by 8 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 59°15°

Cloudy

Wind: Calm; Up to 6 mph10 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 31Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.5 inHg1033 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (60°15° then, 59°15° now)

Good hours for

Low 46°8° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon

TonightDown to 47°8° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 65°18° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 45°7° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 69°21° 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	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	52%	31%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	29%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	31%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	35%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	57%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	86%	56%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	39%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	14%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	3%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	5%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	12%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	27%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	33%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	18%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	9%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	9%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	2%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	80%	3%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	6%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	67%	8%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	58%	13%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	5%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	2%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	50%	1%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	12%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	12%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	96%	15%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	96%	19%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	23%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	26%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	96%	34%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	35%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	28%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	6%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	1%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	65%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	0%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	54%	0%	4
Mon 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	52%	0%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	0%	3

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. East wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 65°18°, low 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65. East wind around 6 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 42. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–66°19°
Low, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 69°21°, low 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 69. West wind around 3 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 51.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–51°11°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  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 67.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 55°13°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°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 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°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
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
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 in3.2 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
63°17°–74°23°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 72°22°, low 62°17°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 66°19°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  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°–77°25°
Low, likely
58°14°–69°21°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 64°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 65°, low 42°.
Monday
Dry, high 69°, low 51°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 67–72°.

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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)

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.9 ft

Forecast peak 3.4 ft Sun 2 AM, action stage

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

St. George Creek at Straits Point (IN MLLW)

21 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)

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft

Forecast peak 2.7 ft Sun 1 AM, action stage

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Rappahannock River at Tappahannock (IN MLLW)

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft

Forecast peak 2.9 ft Sun 2 PM, action stage

Reading from Sat 5:05 PM · NWS gauge page

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: 5:40–6:33 PM; Morning 7:08–8:01 AM
Blue hour: 6:33–6:44 PM; Morning 6:58–7:08 AM; first light 6:58 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 12–4 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:38 AM · rises 5:13 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Rock Point. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,100 ft, 2 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Rock Point, MD weather

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Upper Machodoc Creek near Dahlgren (IN MLLW)

St. George Creek at Straits Point (IN MLLW)

Patuxent River at Solomons Island (IN MLLW)

Rappahannock River at Tappahannock (IN MLLW)

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon