Citizen station FW0596FW0596
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/23 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Sparrows Beach, Maryland
Beach in Anne Arundel County, MarylandGale Watch, in full · Every severe alert
* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, west winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and waves 2 to 4 ft expected. For the Gale Watch, north winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt and waves 3 to 6 ft possible. * WHERE...Chesapeake Bay from Sandy Point MD to Smith Point VA, Tidal Potomac from Cobb Island MD to Smith Point VA, and Tangier Sound and the inland waters surrounding Bloodsworth Island. * WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, from 9 AM Friday to 6 AM EDT Saturday. For the Gale Watch, from Saturday morning through late Saturday night. * IMPACTS...Strong winds can cause hazardous waves which could capsize or damage vessels.
Mariners should consider altering plans to avoid possible hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous wind and waves.
60°
64°/60°
Overcast·
Feels like 60°·Light breeze 4 mph ESE
Alert. A Gale Watch is in force for Sparrows Beach until 6 AM Sunday. 1 more alert is in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely tomorrow evening, from about 8 PM (66%).
Now. Sparrows Beach is 60° and overcast at 10 PM. The dew point is 58°, so the air feels a little humid. Light breeze from the east-southeast at 4 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight holds near 59°, under cloud.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 81°, and the coolest Saturday, near 56°. Rain is likely tomorrow (75%) and Saturday (74%).
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 25% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. Look for Saturn, bright in the 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 14 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
19Air quality
81%Humidity
99%Cloud
Now
10:00 PM
60feels60
now, overcast
Today
Oct 15
6460
46%
Fri
Oct 16
8159
75%
13mph
Sat
Oct 17
5649
74%
17mph
Sun
Oct 18
5844
12mph
Mon
Oct 19
6047
15%
Tue
Oct 20
6549
15%
Wed
Oct 21
6552
mostly clear day
60°
64°60°
81°59°
56°49°
58°44°
60°47°
65°49°
65°52°
As of 10:00 PM in Sparrows Beach, Maryland.
Air quality
The air at Sparrows Beach
Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Metro Baltimore (MD), 17 miles off.
19Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)12Good-
- Ozone19Good16 ppb17.9 mi
- Nitrogen dioxide5Good5.3 ppb22.9 mi
- Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb22.9 mi
- Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm22.9 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 52, moderate.
GoodModerate
- 52YesterdayOct 14
- 50TodayOct 15
- 39FriOct 16
- 17SatOct 17
- 22SunOct 18
Smoke, the next 41 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 2 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Sparrows Beach
0.04 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.04in
- Last 3 days
- 0.04in
Visibility
How far you can see at Sparrows Beach, the next 41 hours
Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sat 2 PM, lowest 6 miles Sat 6 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing ENE 63°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Beach
- County
- Anne Arundel County
- State
- Maryland
- Latitude
- 38.9587° N
- Longitude
- 76.4714° W
What is measuring near here
The 7 instruments nearest Sparrows Beach, 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 now5 instruments
AnnapolisNDBC-APAM2
At a river or reservoir gauge/1.7 mi away/-/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
AnnapolisNAK
At an airfield/2.4 mi away/4 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
US-50 at MD-2MD029
Beside a road/4.0 mi away/104 ft/- ft from here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Powder MillS2049
At a soil climate station/20.7 mi away/105 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture
measured daily2 instruments
Annapolis 1.2 SEMD-AA-59
In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/28 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
StevensvilleSTVM2
At a cooperative observer's station/7.2 mi away/-20 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
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 Sparrows Beach
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Annapolis Neckcommunity, 1 mi
- Annapoliscity, 2 mi
- Highland Beachtown, 2 mi
- Naval Academycommunity, 2 mi
- Parolecommunity, 4 mi
- Mayocommunity, 5 mi
- Edgewatercommunity, 5 mi
- Cape St. Clairecommunity, 6 mi
- Rivacommunity, 6 mi
- Arnoldcommunity, 6 mi
- Romancokecommunity, 8 mi
- Crownsvillecommunity, 8 mi
Beaches near Sparrows Beach
- Carrs Beachunder 1 mi
- Bay Ridge Beach2 mi
- Severn Beach2 mi
- North Severn Beach2 mi
- Hillsmere Shores Community Beach2 mi
- Wild Rose Shores3 mi
- Lindamoor Community Beach4 mi
- Selby Beach4 mi