Today has a real shower chance.
- Rain
- 41%
- Humidity
- 67–96%
- Wind
- 14 mph
Outdoor planning
Now
- 63°Partly Sunny3% rain72% humidityGusts 14 mph
- 64°Partly Sunny6% rain67% humidityGusts 13 mph
- 64°Partly Sunny11% rain70% humidityGusts 12 mph
- 64°Slight Chance Rain Showers17% rain70% humidityGusts 10 mph
- 64°Chance Rain Showers39% rain70% humidityGusts 8 mph
- 63°Chance Rain Showers31% rain72% humidityGusts 8 mph
- 63°Chance Rain Showers34% rain75% humidityGusts 8 mph
- 63°Chance Rain Showers41% rain75% humidityGusts 8 mph
- 62°Chance Rain Showers35% rain81% humidityGusts 10 mph
- 61°Slight Chance Rain Showers23% rain87% humidityGusts 12 mph
- 60°Slight Chance Rain Showers21% rain93% humidityGusts 13 mph
- 60°Slight Chance Rain Showers21% rain93% humidityGusts 13 mph
- 59°Chance Rain Showers29% rain96% humidityGusts 13 mph
- 59°Chance Rain Showers30% rain96% humidityGusts 13 mph
- 59°Chance Rain Showers42% rain100% humidityGusts 13 mph
- 58°Chance Rain Showers50% rain100% humidityGusts 13 mph
- 59°Chance Rain Showers47% rain100% humidityGusts 13 mph
- 59°Chance Rain Showers39% rain100% humidityGusts 13 mph
- 60°Chance Rain Showers45% rain100% humidityGusts 13 mph
- 62°Chance Rain Showers31% rain100% humidityGusts 13 mph
- 62°Slight Chance Rain Showers23% rain100% humidityGusts 15 mph
- 63°Chance Rain Showers29% rain100% humidityGusts 16 mph
- 64°Cloudy2% rain100% humidityGusts 16 mph
- 67°Mostly Cloudy2% rain93% humidityGusts 17 mph
A little farther out
The next five days
Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.
- Rain
- 73%
- Humidity
- 67–100%
- Wind
- 22 mph
Saturday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.
- Rain
- 73%
- Humidity
- 45–93%
- Wind
- 25 mph
Sunday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 12%
- Humidity
- 44–74%
- Wind
- 20 mph
Monday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 14%
- Humidity
- 58–86%
- Wind
- 13 mph
- 64° / 59°Today has a real shower chance.41% rain · Humidity 67–96% · Wind 14 mph
- 80° / 58°Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.73% rain · Humidity 67–100% · Wind 22 mph
- 61° / 46°Saturday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.73% rain · Humidity 45–93% · Wind 25 mph
- 58° / 41°Sunday looks fairly quiet.12% rain · Humidity 44–74% · Wind 20 mph
- 62° / 45°Monday looks fairly quiet.14% rain · Humidity 58–86% · Wind 13 mph
Environmental watch
Air quality + smoke
Air quality
Metro Baltimore area · Updated Thu 9:26 AMGood through Sat 12 PM.
Sky check
No plume detected overhead
Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AMAir near ground21 · Good US AQI
Rain, in motion · Past four hours
Essex radar
Radar animation for Essex, 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.
Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.
Nearby regional view
Explore Baltimore-Columbia-Towson
About 6 miles away, the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson hub looks more deeply at Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD. It reflects that wider area rather than Essex’s exact conditions.
About these readingsSources and local limits
Weather
Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.
Air quality
This reading describes Metro Baltimore area, about 11 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 Essex, 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.