Weather in Naval Academy

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 9:11 am (EDT)

Now · partly cloudy 56 °F

Feels like: 57 °F
Low / high: 51 / 64 °F
Rain: 1%
Wind: 2 mph SSE

→ 30.28 inHg · steady

Today in Naval Academy: overcast, 51 °F to 64 °F, with a 1% chance of rain and a light air from the south-southeast (2 mph). Tomorrow, partly cloudy, 54 °F to 73 °F and a 4% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Friday 30, at 73 °F. Next likely rain: Thursday 5 (39%).

Measured now at the airport

Annapolis/Naval Academy (KNAK), 0.4 mi away · 17 min ago

Visibility9.9 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature59 °F

WindCalm

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

64° 51°
Today
73° 54°
Fri 30
61° 47°
Sat 31
64° 48°
Sun 1
67° 49°
Mon 2
70° 53°
Tue 3
72° 56°
Wed 4
71° 59°
Thu 5
67° 54°
Fri 6
62° 50°
Sat 7
61° 47°
Sun 8
61° 47°
Mon 9
65° 52°
Tue 10
60° 51°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Overcast	51 / 64 °F	1%	6 mph S	0.7 ft	7:33 am · 8:55 pm	HRRR
Fri 30	Partly cloudy	54 / 73 °F	4%	11 mph NW	1.1 ft	8:29 am · 9:54 pm	HRRR + NBM
Sat 31	Overcast	47 / 61 °F	1%	9 mph N	1.2 ft	9:33 am · 10:56 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Overcast	48 / 64 °F	1%	6 mph SSE	0.1 ft	9:44 am · 10:58 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Overcast	49 / 67 °F	8%	6 mph S	0.7 ft	10:58 am · 11:56 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Overcast	53 / 70 °F	8%	9 mph ESE	0.5 ft	12:10 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Overcast	56 / 72 °F	11%	11 mph E	1.0 ft	12:49 am · 1:17 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Rain	59 / 71 °F	39% · 1.05 in	12 mph SE	2.0 ft	1:36 am · 2:18 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Rain	54 / 67 °F	39% · 0.49 in	12 mph SW	2.2 ft	2:18 am · 3:12 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Light drizzle	50 / 62 °F	27% · 0.16 in	13 mph WNW	1.7 ft	2:59 am · 4:00 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Overcast	47 / 61 °F	11% · 0.08 in	11 mph NW	1.1 ft	3:38 am · 4:44 pm	NBM
Mon 9	Overcast	47 / 61 °F	10%	8 mph SW	0.9 ft	4:18 am · 5:25 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Tue 10	Drizzle	52 / 65 °F	8% · 0.16 in	8 mph SW	0.8 ft	4:58 am · 6:03 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Light drizzle	51 / 60 °F	14% · 0.01 in	11 mph WNW	1.1 ft	5:38 am · 6:42 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Friday 30 4:00 am; then NBM until Monday 9 2:00 am; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 10:00 pm; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Clear	Clear	Mainly clear	Overcast	Mainly clear	Mainly clear	Clear sky	Clear
Temperature	55°	52°	53°	56°	60°	64°	61°	57°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	6 SSE	2 SW	2 NW	2 SE	2 S	6 SSE	5 SSE	5 S
Humidity	89%	82%	97%	94%	85%	83%	85%	87%
UV	0	0	0	1	3	2	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR

Do the models agree?

High confidence

The models agree for the next few days: the forecast is fairly solid.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	64°	70°	59°	60°	64°	65°	67°
AIFS	67°	73°	60°	61°	62°	66°	71°
GFS	67°	72°	59°	59°	60°	65°	68°
ICON	69°	74°	61°	62°	68°	72°	70°
HRRR	64°	71°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	69°	73°	61°	64°	67°	70°	72°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	medium	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
AIFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
ICON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
HRRR	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	814	1117	1117	522	819	622	1322
AIFS	8	11	9	5	4	6	7
GFS	714	1222	1123	713	612	610	1324
ICON	614	1021	717	411	614	410	614
HRRR	613	1224	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	711	1115	915	68	68	913	1115
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	2%	4%	8%	14%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	4%	29%
NBM (NOAA)	1%	4%	1%	1%	8%	8%	11%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	0%	0%	0%	1%	1%	1%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: warmer, a bit wetter and a warmer sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Well above +5.9 °F	Above +79%	Above +2.5 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	A bit above +1.4 °F	Normal	Above +2.7 °F	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Above +2.7 °F	Normal	Above +2.5 °F	56° / 51°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +2.5 °F	A bit above +35%	Above +2.5 °F	53° / 49°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +2.2 °F	A bit above +32%	Above +2.3 °F	51° / 46°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +1.1 °F	A bit above +27%	—
December	A bit above +1.8 °F	A bit above +25%	—
January	Above +2.7 °F	A bit above +33%	—
February	A bit above +2.0 °F	A bit above +38%	—
March	A bit above +2.0 °F	A bit above +26%	—

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Naval Academy climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Naval Academy is from May to September: highs of 75 °F to 87 °F, about 10 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

Hurricane season: from July to September. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 5 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Naval Academy, about 2 every 10 years. The most recent: Elsa, in July 2021.

43° 27°

JanJ
46° 28°

FebF
55° 35°

MarM
66° 45°

AprA
75° 54°

MayM
83° 64°

JunJ
87° 68°

JulJ
85° 67°

AugA
79° 60°

SepS
68° 49°

OctO
57° 39°

NovN
47° 32°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	43°	27°	3.08 in	7	4.0	38°	1.2 ft	–
FebruaryFeb	46°	28°	2.85 in	7	5.2	36°	1.0 ft	–
MarchMar	55°	35°	4.06 in	9	5.6	39°	1.1 ft	–
AprilApr	66°	45°	3.50 in	8	6.3	47°	1.0 ft	–
MayMay	75°	54°	4.11 in	10	7.0	58°	0.8 ft	–
JuneJun	83°	64°	4.32 in	11	7.3	68°	0.8 ft	–
JulyJul	87°	68°	4.47 in	12	7.6	76°	0.7 ft	2
AugustAug	85°	67°	4.56 in	10	7.0	78°	0.7 ft	1
SeptemberSep	79°	60°	4.48 in	8	5.9	74°	0.8 ft	2
OctoberOct	68°	49°	3.46 in	7	5.2	65°	1.1 ft	–
NovemberNov	57°	39°	3.04 in	6	4.3	53°	1.2 ft	–
DecemberDec	47°	32°	3.95 in	8	3.7	44°	1.0 ft	–

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	38°	1.2 ft	–
Feb	36°	1.0 ft	–
Mar	39°	1.1 ft	–
Apr	47°	1.0 ft	–
May	58°	0.8 ft	–
Jun	68°	0.8 ft	–
Jul	76°	0.7 ft	2
Aug	78°	0.7 ft	1
Sep	74°	0.8 ft	2
Oct	65°	1.1 ft	–
Nov	53°	1.2 ft	–
Dec	44°	1.0 ft	–

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 45.88 in of rain on about 102 days and about 2,100 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now56 °Ffeels like 57 °F

Tomorrow54 / 73 °F

It's 56 °F now (feels like 57 °F). Today, 51 °F to 64 °F; tomorrow, 54 °F to 73 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 1%
Fri 30 4%
Sat 31 1%
Sun 1 1%
Mon 2 8%
Tue 3 8%
Wed 4 11%

Today the chance of rain reaches 1%. The next day with likely rain is Thursday 5: 39% and 1.05 in.

No rain in the last 7 days.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity93%

Dew point54 °F

Humidity is 93% now and the dew point is 54 °F. The temperature is very close to the dew point: fog may form.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now7.9 migood

Clouds64%

Visibility is good now (7.9 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now1

Today's peak4moderate

Fri 30: 4 · Sat 31: 4 · Sun 1: 3

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.2030.40 30.09

Steady now (−0.02 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.18 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 44

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Max wind
Wed 28	Overcast	53 / 64 °F	8 mph ENE
Tue 27	Clear sky	52 / 66 °F	9 mph NNE
Mon 26	Mainly clear	45 / 68 °F	7 mph W
Sun 25	Partly cloudy	48 / 62 °F	5 mph ENE
Sat 24	Mainly clear	49 / 60 °F	8 mph NE
Fri 23	Clear sky	53 / 61 °F	12 mph NNE
Thu 22	Clear sky	48 / 66 °F	11 mph NNW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Clear sky	53 / 64 °F	0	13 mph N
Tue 20	Clear sky	54 / 68 °F	0	12 mph N
Mon 19	Mainly clear	48 / 65 °F	0	9 mph N
Sun 18	Clear sky	47 / 58 °F	0	16 mph NNE
Sat 17	Light rain	52 / 63 °F	0.32 in	17 mph N
Fri 16	Rain	62 / 77 °F	1.11 in	12 mph SSW
Thu 15	Light drizzle	62 / 70 °F	0.06 in	14 mph NE
Wed 14	Light drizzle	67 / 83 °F	0.04 in	11 mph WSW
Tue 13	Clear sky	59 / 77 °F	0	12 mph SW
Mon 12	Rain	60 / 73 °F	0.58 in	15 mph NNW
Sun 11	Heavy rain	64 / 68 °F	3.14 in	14 mph NE
Sat 10	Overcast	57 / 70 °F	0	10 mph ENE
Fri 9	Overcast	54 / 72 °F	0	5 mph W
Thu 8	Clear sky	58 / 76 °F	0	11 mph W
Wed 7	Clear sky	49 / 69 °F	0	11 mph SSW
Tue 6	Clear sky	53 / 62 °F	0	11 mph N
Mon 5	Overcast	59 / 72 °F	0	10 mph NW
Sun 4	Drizzle	63 / 65 °F	0.22 in	10 mph NE
Sat 3	Light rain	61 / 70 °F	0.44 in	13 mph NNE
Fri 2	Rain	66 / 81 °F	0.73 in	11 mph SW
Thu 1	Overcast	64 / 78 °F	0	9 mph S
Wed 30	Overcast	62 / 74 °F	0	9 mph SSW
Tue 29	Light drizzle	63 / 71 °F	0.04 in	5 mph W

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in Naval AcademyQuestions

What's the weather like today in Naval Academy?

Overcast, from 51 °F to 64 °F, with a light air from the south-southeast (2 mph) and a 1% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Naval Academy?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 4% (0.00 in): partly cloudy.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 47 °F and a high of 73 °F; the warmest day, Friday 30.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 4 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.28 inHg and steady: −0.17 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Naval Academy?

The best time to visit Naval Academy is from May to September: highs of 75 °F to 87 °F, about 10 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Naval Academy in October?

In October, Naval Academy normally sees highs of 68 °F and lows of 49 °F, with about 7 rainy days (3.46 in for the month) and 5 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 65 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Naval Academy?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 87 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 27 °F. The wettest is August (4.56 in) and the driest, February.

When is hurricane season in Naval Academy?

Hurricane season: from July to September. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 5 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Naval Academy, about 2 every 10 years. The most recent: Elsa, in July 2021.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 1.2 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 9:11 am (local time).

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