Outdoor conditions in

Dunkirk

Maryland

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 64°Slight Chance Rain Showers23% rain75% humidityGusts 16 mph
  2. 64°Chance Rain Showers25% rain75% humidityGusts 15 mph
  3. 63°Chance Rain Showers26% rain75% humidityGusts 14 mph
  4. 62°Chance Rain Showers38% rain78% humidityGusts 13 mph
  5. 63°Chance Rain Showers48% rain75% humidityGusts 12 mph
  6. 62°Chance Rain Showers46% rain81% humidityGusts 10 mph
  7. 62°Chance Rain Showers32% rain81% humidityGusts 9 mph
  8. 62°Chance Rain Showers28% rain84% humidityGusts 9 mph
  9. 62°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain84% humidityGusts 8 mph
  10. 62°Slight Chance Rain Showers17% rain87% humidityGusts 9 mph
  11. 61°Cloudy14% rain93% humidityGusts 10 mph
  12. 61°Cloudy14% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  13. 60°Mostly Cloudy12% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  14. 60°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  15. 60°Chance Rain Showers32% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  16. 60°Chance Rain Showers33% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  17. 59°Chance Rain Showers35% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  18. 60°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  19. 60°Slight Chance Rain Showers17% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  20. 61°Patchy Fog12% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  21. 62°Cloudy9% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  22. 62°Mostly Cloudy12% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  23. 63°Slight Chance Rain Showers17% rain100% humidityGusts 13 mph
  24. 64°Cloudy1% rain100% humidityGusts 15 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today has a real shower chance.

Rain
48%
Humidity
75–100%
Wind
16 mph
Fri

Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
82%
Humidity
61–100%
Wind
23 mph
Sat

Saturday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
82%
Humidity
51–93%
Wind
26 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
15%
Humidity
51–80%
Wind
17 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
15%
Humidity
62–96%
Wind
12 mph
  1. 64° / 60°Today has a real shower chance.48% rain · Humidity 75–100% · Wind 16 mph
  2. 82° / 59°Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.82% rain · Humidity 61–100% · Wind 23 mph
  3. 61° / 46°Saturday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.82% rain · Humidity 51–93% · Wind 26 mph
  4. 57° / 41°Sunday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Humidity 51–80% · Wind 17 mph
  5. 62° / 44°Monday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Humidity 62–96% · Wind 12 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Northern Virginia and DC area · Updated Thu 8:25 AM
27GoodUS AQI

Good through Sat 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM

Air near ground27 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Dunkirk radar

Radar animation for Dunkirk, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.

Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Sustained wind is 9 mph. Gusts may reach 16 mph. Thunder is possible.

Humidity
75%
Wind
9 mph
Gusts
16 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Northern Virginia and DC area, about 23 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Dunkirk, MD, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.