Observed 3:50 PM EDT at KOXB

West Ocean City, MD weather

Sunny and 61°16°, jacket by 7 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 61°16°

Sunny

Wind: 12 mph19 km/hgusts 18 mph30 km/h; From the east-northeast. 58–12 mph19 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−1.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 46°8° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 9 AM

This afternoonNear 60°16° · Clear
TonightDown to 47°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 62°17° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 42°6° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 63°17° by 2 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 4p	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	58%	24%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	58%	20%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	64%	14%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	10%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	9%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	10%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	50°10°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	11%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	8%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	7%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	12%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	8%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	3%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	3%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 56°13°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	3%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 56°13°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	3%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 56°13°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	10%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 58°14°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	20%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	89%	37%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	24%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	53°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	20%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	55°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	26%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	62%	15%	4
Sun 2p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	4%	4
Sun 3p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	2%	4
Sun 4p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	54%	0%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	0%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	66%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	93%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	100%	3%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	4%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	5%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	9%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	10%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	96%	1%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	0%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	1%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	64%	2%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	60%	3%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	56%	1%	4
Mon 3p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	56%	2%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 45°7°. Typical 65°18° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Northeast wind around 9 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
60°16°–62°17°
Low, likely
45°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 46°8°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 62°17°, low 40°4°. Typical 65°18° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 40. North wind 1 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
40°4°–54°12°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 46°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 65°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 64°18° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
40°4°–50°10°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 45°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 62°17°, low 53°12°. Typical 64°18° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 45°7°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 55°13°. Typical 64°18° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 44°7°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 65°18°, low 54°12°. Typical 63°17° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Typical 63°17° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 54°12°
  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
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 55°13°. Typical 63°17° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  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
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 43°6°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 60°16°. Typical 62°17° / 43°6°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 43°6°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 64°18°. Typical 62°17° / 43°6°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°19°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  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
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 43°6°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 61°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 62°, low 40°.
Monday
Dry, high 65°, low 50°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 61–69°.

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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

Atlantic Coast near OCEAN CITY INLET (IN MLLW)

1.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft

Forecast peak 3.4 ft Sun 7 AM

Reading from Sat 3:06 PM · NWS gauge page

Atlantic Coast at Isle of Wight Bay

3.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft

Reading from Sat 2:48 PM · NWS gauge page

Birch Branch at BIRCH BRANCH AT SHOWELL

7.0 mi

Level: 3.4 ft

Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Little Assawoman Bay at Fenwick Island (IN MLLW)

8.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft

Reading from Sat 2:36 PM · 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 26Typical 74

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 15
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 46°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 2:00 PM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Ocean City Municipal Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1999–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

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

West Ocean City 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: 5:33–6:26 PM; Morning 7:01–7:55 AM
Blue hour: 6:26–6:37 PM; Morning 6:51–7:01 AM; first light 6:51 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:37 PM–6:52 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:30 AM · rises 5:06 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from West Ocean City. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

West Ocean City, MD weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Atlantic Coast near OCEAN CITY INLET (IN MLLW)

Atlantic Coast at Isle of Wight Bay

Birch Branch at BIRCH BRANCH AT SHOWELL

Little Assawoman Bay at Fenwick Island (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