Outdoor conditions in

Potomac Park

Maryland

Outdoor planning

Now
  1. 60°Chance Rain Showers36% rain84% humidityGusts 8 mph
  2. 60°Chance Rain Showers49% rain87% humidityGusts 8 mph
  3. 61°Rain Showers Likely56% rain84% humidityGusts 8 mph
  4. 61°Chance Rain Showers48% rain81% humidityGusts 8 mph
  5. 61°Chance Rain Showers47% rain81% humidityGusts 8 mph
  6. 62°Chance Rain Showers27% rain81% humidityGusts 8 mph
  7. 61°Chance Rain Showers27% rain81% humidityGusts 8 mph
  8. 61°Slight Chance Rain Showers23% rain81% humidityGusts 8 mph
  9. 60°Chance Rain Showers31% rain87% humidityGusts 8 mph
  10. 59°Slight Chance Rain Showers16% rain93% humidityGusts 8 mph
  11. 58°Chance Rain Showers32% rain96% humidityGusts 7 mph
  12. 58°Slight Chance Rain Showers24% rain100% humidityGusts 6 mph
  13. 58°Slight Chance Rain Showers19% rain100% humidityGusts 5 mph
  14. 58°Patchy Fog19% rain100% humidityGusts 5 mph
  15. 57°Patchy Fog17% rain100% humidityGusts 5 mph
  16. 58°Patchy Fog10% rain100% humidityGusts 3 mph
  17. 58°Patchy Fog5% rain100% humidityGusts 3 mph
  18. 59°Mostly Cloudy6% rain100% humidityGusts 2 mph
  19. 60°Mostly Cloudy6% rain100% humidityGusts 2 mph
  20. 61°Mostly Sunny6% rain100% humidityGusts 3 mph
  21. 61°Mostly Sunny5% rain100% humidityGusts 5 mph
  22. 62°Mostly Sunny2% rain100% humidityGusts 8 mph
  23. 66°Mostly Sunny1% rain90% humidityGusts 13 mph
  24. 71°Sunny0% rain81% humidityGusts 15 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today has a real shower chance.

Rain
56%
Humidity
81–100%
Wind
8 mph
Fri

Friday has a real shower chance.

Rain
56%
Humidity
54–100%
Wind
26 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
21%
Humidity
43–89%
Wind
24 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
15%
Humidity
39–82%
Wind
7 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
15%
Humidity
44–86%
Wind
6 mph
  1. 62° / 58°Today has a real shower chance.56% rain · Humidity 81–100% · Wind 8 mph
  2. 81° / 56°Friday has a real shower chance.56% rain · Humidity 54–100% · Wind 26 mph
  3. 55° / 40°Saturday looks fairly quiet.21% rain · Humidity 43–89% · Wind 24 mph
  4. 59° / 33°Sunday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Humidity 39–82% · Wind 7 mph
  5. 63° / 37°Monday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Humidity 44–86% · Wind 6 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Western Maryland area · Updated Thu 11:25 AM
25GoodUS AQI

Good through Sat 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM

Air near ground25 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Potomac Park radar

Radar animation for Potomac Park, 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
84%
Wind
3 mph
Gusts
8 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 Western Maryland area, about 5 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 Potomac Park, 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.