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Elkridge, Maryland

Community in Howard County, Maryland

Air quality

The air at Elkridge

Index 18, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Metro Baltimore (MD), 8 miles off.

18Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)6Good19.7 mi
  • Ozone18Good8 ppb11.9 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide4Good4.2 ppb11.9 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb11.9 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.3 ppm6.5 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 52, moderate.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Elkridge

0.06 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.06in
Last 3 days
0.06in

Visibility

How far you can see at Elkridge, the next 46 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 1 miles Fri 7 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over Elkridge, MarylandReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Elkridge, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

BaltimoreNDBC-BLTM2

At a river or reservoir gauge/10.0 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank664of 736

Powder MillS2049

At a soil climate station/13.6 mi away/105 ft/30 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank734of 736

measured daily2 instruments

Ellicott City 5.9 SSEMD-HW-40

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.2 mi away/280 ft/145 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Ferndale - BWI SnowBSPM2

At a cooperative observer's station/4.9 mi away/118 ft/17 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Baltimore - Wash Intl, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.4 mi from Elkridge, Maryland. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:54 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,300 ft, overcast at 2,900 ft; the ceiling is 2,900 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Baltimore - Wash Intl, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,300 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,900 feet, the ceiling at 2,900 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BWIFIG. A THE SKY OVER BALTIMORE - WASH INTLSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,900 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,300 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBaltimore - Wash Intl, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BWITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BWI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

61.0 F with a dew point of 57.0 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Baltimore - Wash Intl: temperature 61.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.0, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BWIFIG. B THE AIR AT BALTIMORE - WASH INTLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,300 FTTEMPERATURE 61.0 FDEW POINT 57.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEBaltimore - Wash Intl, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BWITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BWI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (130 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 17 mph.

Plan of the wind at Baltimore - Wash Intl, north up: blowing from 130 degrees, the southeast, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BWIFIG. C THE WIND AT BALTIMORE - WASH INTLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 130°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBaltimore - Wash Intl, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BWITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BWI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Baltimore - Wash Intl, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Maryland

21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Elkridge

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Elkridge

River and lake gauges