Outdoor conditions in

Wheaton

Maryland
Now
  1. 62°Slight Chance Rain Showers23% rain75% humidityGusts 12 mph
  2. 63°Chance Rain Showers31% rain72% humidityGusts 9 mph
  3. 63°Chance Rain Showers35% rain72% humidityGusts 9 mph
  4. 61°Chance Rain Showers48% rain81% humidityGusts 9 mph
  5. 60°Chance Rain Showers43% rain81% humidityGusts 8 mph
  6. 60°Chance Rain Showers32% rain84% humidityGusts 9 mph
  7. 60°Chance Rain Showers28% rain84% humidityGusts 9 mph
  8. 60°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain87% humidityGusts 9 mph
  9. 59°Slight Chance Rain Showers16% rain93% humidityGusts 9 mph
  10. 59°Cloudy13% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  11. 59°Cloudy12% rain100% humidityGusts 10 mph
  12. 59°Slight Chance Rain Showers19% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  13. 59°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  14. 59°Slight Chance Rain Showers19% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  15. 58°Chance Rain Showers27% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  16. 59°Patchy Fog13% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  17. 59°Patchy Fog8% rain100% humidityGusts 12 mph
  18. 59°Patchy Fog8% rain100% humidityGusts 13 mph
  19. 61°Cloudy8% rain100% humidityGusts 13 mph
  20. 61°Cloudy7% rain100% humidityGusts 14 mph
  21. 61°Cloudy10% rain100% humidityGusts 16 mph
  22. 62°Mostly Cloudy1% rain100% humidityGusts 17 mph
  23. 64°Partly Sunny1% rain97% humidityGusts 18 mph
  24. 67°Partly Sunny1% rain93% humidityGusts 20 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today has a real shower chance.

Rain
48%
Humidity
72–100%
Wind
14 mph
Fri

Friday has a real shower chance.

Rain
66%
Humidity
65–100%
Wind
26 mph
Sat

Saturday has a real shower chance.

Rain
66%
Humidity
54–96%
Wind
29 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
15%
Humidity
46–82%
Wind
14 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
15%
Humidity
62–96%
Wind
14 mph
  1. 63° / 59°Today has a real shower chance.48% rain · Humidity 72–100% · Wind 14 mph
  2. 80° / 58°Friday has a real shower chance.66% rain · Humidity 65–100% · Wind 26 mph
  3. 60° / 43°Saturday has a real shower chance.66% rain · Humidity 54–96% · Wind 29 mph
  4. 55° / 37°Sunday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Humidity 46–82% · Wind 14 mph
  5. 60° / 40°Monday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Humidity 62–96% · Wind 14 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Suburban DC area · Updated Thu 11:25 AM
21GoodUS AQI

Good through Sat 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AM

Air near ground21 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Wheaton radar

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Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

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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
6 mph
Gusts
12 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 Suburban DC area, about 4 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 Wheaton, 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.