Outdoor conditions in

Frederick

Maryland

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 62°Mostly Cloudy13% rain75% humidityGusts 9 mph
  2. 62°Slight Chance Rain Showers19% rain75% humidityGusts 8 mph
  3. 63°Chance Rain Showers25% rain72% humidityGusts 7 mph
  4. 62°Chance Rain Showers43% rain75% humidityGusts 6 mph
  5. 61°Chance Rain Showers51% rain78% humidityGusts 7 mph
  6. 61°Chance Rain Showers32% rain81% humidityGusts 7 mph
  7. 61°Chance Rain Showers38% rain81% humidityGusts 8 mph
  8. 61°Chance Rain Showers26% rain84% humidityGusts 8 mph
  9. 60°Slight Chance Rain Showers20% rain90% humidityGusts 7 mph
  10. 59°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain96% humidityGusts 7 mph
  11. 59°Slight Chance Rain Showers15% rain96% humidityGusts 7 mph
  12. 59°Slight Chance Rain Showers19% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  13. 59°Chance Rain Showers35% rain100% humidityGusts 9 mph
  14. 59°Chance Rain Showers31% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  15. 58°Chance Rain Showers31% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  16. 59°Patchy Fog18% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  17. 59°Patchy Fog14% rain100% humidityGusts 13 mph
  18. 60°Patchy Fog11% rain100% humidityGusts 15 mph
  19. 61°Cloudy7% rain100% humidityGusts 16 mph
  20. 61°Cloudy7% rain100% humidityGusts 16 mph
  21. 62°Mostly Cloudy9% rain97% humidityGusts 16 mph
  22. 63°Mostly Cloudy1% rain97% humidityGusts 15 mph
  23. 65°Mostly Cloudy1% rain93% humidityGusts 16 mph
  24. 68°Partly Sunny0% rain87% humidityGusts 16 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today has a real shower chance.

Rain
51%
Humidity
72–100%
Wind
13 mph
Fri

Friday has a real shower chance.

Rain
58%
Humidity
65–100%
Wind
23 mph
Sat

Saturday has a real shower chance.

Rain
40%
Humidity
46–90%
Wind
22 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
15%
Humidity
47–76%
Wind
9 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
15%
Humidity
56–93%
Wind
12 mph
  1. 63° / 59°Today has a real shower chance.51% rain · Humidity 72–100% · Wind 13 mph
  2. 81° / 58°Friday has a real shower chance.58% rain · Humidity 65–100% · Wind 23 mph
  3. 60° / 42°Saturday has a real shower chance.40% rain · Humidity 46–90% · Wind 22 mph
  4. 56° / 36°Sunday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Humidity 47–76% · Wind 9 mph
  5. 61° / 39°Monday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Humidity 56–93% · Wind 12 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Maryland Piedmont area · Updated Thu 11:25 AM
24GoodUS AQI

Good through Sat 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM

Air near ground24 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Frederick radar

Radar animation for Frederick, 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
5 mph
Gusts
9 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 Maryland Piedmont area, about 6 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 Frederick, 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.