Temperature
67 F at 11 AM; 67 F at its warmest, 11 AM, and 60 F at its coolest, 12 AM.
- Now
- 67F
- 11 AM
- Highest
- 67F
- 11 AM
- Lowest
- 60F
- 12 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Maryland
Large airport in Anne Arundel County, MarylandCoastal Flood Advisory, in full
* WHAT...Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level in low lying areas due to tidal flooding. * WHERE...Shoreline in Anne Arundel County. * WHEN...Until 11 PM EDT this evening, especially around the time of high tide. * IMPACTS...At 2.6 feet, water may begin to pond in the parking lot at Annapolis City Dock, and surround the Alex Haley Memorial. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Tides one and a half to two feet above normal. The next high tide at Annapolis U.S. Naval Academy is at 10:39 PM and 9:43 AM.
If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.
66°
82°/57°
Overcast·
Feels like 66°·Gentle breeze 8 mph SSW
Alert. A Coastal Flood Advisory is in force for Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport until 11 PM today. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely this evening, from about 7 PM (77%).
Now. Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is 66° and overcast at 12 PM. The dew point is 64°, so the air feels humid and sticky. Gentle breeze from the south-southwest at 8 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 82° by 3 PM. Tonight falls to about 49° by 8 AM, under cloud.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Tuesday, near 64°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 55°. Rain is possible tomorrow (47%) and Monday (32%).
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:27 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:23 PM. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. Cloud is forecast to cover most of the night, so the sky will be hard to see. The day is 11 hours 11 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
5UV Moderate
34Air quality
91%Humidity
99%Cloud
Now
12:00 PM
66feels66
now, overcast
Today
Oct 16
8257
92%
13mph
Sat
Oct 17
5546
47%
16mph
Sun
Oct 18
5737
clear day
Mon
Oct 19
5941
32%
14mph
Tue
Oct 20
6445
21%
14mph
Wed
Oct 21
6448
19%
14mph
Thu
Oct 22
6348
21%
13mph
66°
82°57°
55°46°
57°37°
59°41°
64°45°
64°48°
63°48°
As of 12:00 PM in Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Maryland.
Air quality
The air at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
Index 34, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 PM from its reporting area, Metro Baltimore (MD), 4 miles off.
34Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)34Good19.6 mi
- Ozone12Good9 ppb13.8 mi
- Nitrogen dioxide8Good9.6 ppb13.9 mi
- Sulfur dioxide0Good0.3 ppb13.8 mi
- Carbon monoxide-0.3 ppm9.8 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 20, good.
GoodModerate
- 20YesterdayOct 15
- 39TodayOct 16
- 17SatOct 17
- 22SunOct 18
Smoke, the next 45 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
0.04 in in the last 24 hours, 0.07 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 11 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.04in
- Last 3 days
- 0.07in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 57%
Visibility
How far you can see at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, the next 45 hours
Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Sat 4 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- BWI
- ICAO
- KBWI
- IATA
- BWI
- Field elevation
- 146 ft
- Serves
- Baltimore
- Kind
- Large airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- BWI
- Wind now
- From 220° at 8 mph, read 16 Oct, 11:54
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 / 28 | 10,503 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 94° / 274° | 5 mph head, on 28 | 6 mph from the left |
| 15L / 33R | 5,000 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 145° / 325° | 2 mph head, on 15L | 8 mph from the right |
| 15R / 33L | 9,501 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 144° / 324° | 2 mph head, on 15R | 8 mph from the right |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Baltimore - Wash Intl (BWI), Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 64 F, the air 92% saturated; the humidity ran from 65% at 1 PM Thursday to 100% at 7 AM.
- Dew point now
- 64F
- 11 AM
- Humidity now
- 92%
- Humidity, range
- 65 to 100%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
9 mph from the southwest at 12 PM; at its strongest 9 mph, 12 PM, and no gust reported.
- Now
- 9mph
- from the southwest
- Strongest
- 9mph
- 12 PM
- Highest gust
- -
- none reported
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.83 inHg at 12 PM, falling 0.06 inHg over 3 hours; 0.35 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.83inHg
- 12 PM
- 3 hours
- -0.06inHg
- falling
- 24 hours
- -0.35inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 1 mile at 7 AM; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 1mi
- 7 AM
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 200 ft at 7 AM; a base was reported in 24 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 600ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 200ft
- 7 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 24
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.04 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.02 in, in the hour to 12 AM.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.04in
- Wettest hour
- 0.02in
- 12 AM
- Hours with some
- 5
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Baltimore - Wash Intl: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
At an airfield/0.9 mi away/138 ft/8 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
I-97 at MD-100MD027
Beside a road/1.6 mi away/72 ft/74 ft below here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Pheasant Run - Patuxent Env RAWSPREM2
A remote fire weather station/11.8 mi away/215 ft/69 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Powder MillS2049
At a soil climate station/14.7 mi away/105 ft/41 ft below here
temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture
measured daily2 instruments
Ferndale - BWI SnowBSPM2
At a cooperative observer's station/0.8 mi away/118 ft/28 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Linthicum 0.3 SSEMD-AA-61
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.8 mi away/174 ft/28 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Maryland
21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
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Near Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Linthicumcommunity, 2 mi
- Ferndalecommunity, 2 mi
- Glen Burniecommunity, 3 mi
- Severncommunity, 4 mi
- Elkridgecommunity, 4 mi
- Brooklyn Parkcommunity, 4 mi
- Lansdownecommunity, 5 mi
- Baltimore Highlandscommunity, 5 mi
- Arbutuscommunity, 5 mi
- Gambrillscommunity, 6 mi
- Fort Meadecommunity, 6 mi
- Jessupcommunity, 6 mi
Airports near Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
- Fort Meade Executive AirportFME, 8 mi
- Martin State AirportMTN, 17 mi
- College Park AirportCGS, 19 mi
- Bay Bridge AirportW29, 23 mi
- Montgomery County AirparkGAI, 27 mi
- Joint Base AndrewsADW, 27 mi
- Phillips Army Air FieldAPG, 33 mi
- Carroll County Regional Jack B Poage FieldDMW, 35 mi