Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through today. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the central Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by this evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fort Meade / Tipton (KFME)

Lat: 39.08°NLon: 76.77°WElev: 151ft.

Overcast

43°F

6°C

Humidity 76%
Wind Speed N 5 mph
Barometer 29.90 in
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill40°F (4°C)
Last update 26 Feb 4:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Bowie MD

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Rain likely, mainly before 5pm.  Cloudy, with a high near 50. East wind around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 50 °F

    Rain Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Calm wind.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 51 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 48.

    High: 48 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of snow.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 34 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Rain likely, mainly before 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 50. East wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Calm wind.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 48.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Monday
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Night
A chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 33. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Thursday
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 56.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Bowie MD
 38.97°N 76.75°W (Elev. 148 ft)
3:54 pm EST Feb 26, 2026
4pm EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 5, 2026
 
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