Outdoor conditions in

Forest Heights

Maryland

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 64°Chance Rain Showers29% rain75% humidityGusts 13 mph
  2. 65°Chance Rain Showers33% rain70% humidityGusts 12 mph
  3. 64°Chance Rain Showers43% rain73% humidityGusts 10 mph
  4. 64°Chance Rain Showers47% rain75% humidityGusts 10 mph
  5. 64°Chance Rain Showers44% rain73% humidityGusts 10 mph
  6. 63°Chance Rain Showers35% rain78% humidityGusts 9 mph
  7. 62°Chance Rain Showers28% rain81% humidityGusts 9 mph
  8. 63°Slight Chance Rain Showers21% rain78% humidityGusts 8 mph
  9. 63°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain81% humidityGusts 7 mph
  10. 62°Cloudy14% rain90% humidityGusts 7 mph
  11. 61°Cloudy9% rain97% humidityGusts 8 mph
  12. 61°Cloudy9% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  13. 61°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  14. 61°Chance Rain Showers29% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  15. 61°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  16. 60°Chance Rain Showers25% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  17. 61°Cloudy12% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  18. 61°Cloudy11% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  19. 61°Patchy Fog8% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  20. 63°Cloudy9% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  21. 63°Cloudy11% rain100% humidityGusts 13 mph
  22. 63°Cloudy12% rain100% humidityGusts 15 mph
  23. 64°Cloudy1% rain100% humidityGusts 17 mph
  24. 66°Partly Sunny1% rain97% humidityGusts 17 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today has a real shower chance.

Rain
47%
Humidity
70–100%
Wind
14 mph
Fri

Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
77%
Humidity
63–100%
Wind
25 mph
Sat

Saturday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
77%
Humidity
50–93%
Wind
28 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
14%
Humidity
47–83%
Wind
12 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
15%
Humidity
58–96%
Wind
13 mph
  1. 65° / 61°Today has a real shower chance.47% rain · Humidity 70–100% · Wind 14 mph
  2. 82° / 60°Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.77% rain · Humidity 63–100% · Wind 25 mph
  3. 63° / 46°Saturday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.77% rain · Humidity 50–93% · Wind 28 mph
  4. 57° / 39°Sunday looks fairly quiet.14% rain · Humidity 47–83% · Wind 12 mph
  5. 63° / 43°Monday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Humidity 58–96% · Wind 13 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Northern Virginia and DC area · Updated Thu 9:26 AM
29GoodUS AQI

Good through Sat 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM

Air near ground29 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Forest Heights radar

Radar animation for Forest Heights, 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

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
75%
Wind
7 mph
Gusts
13 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 8 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 Forest Heights, 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.