Ellicott City weather
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NWS, the American and the European model agree on a high near 61° in Ellicott City today. Tomorrow: clear, around 65°, with a 0% chance of rain.
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Ellicott City weather in numbers
measured normals and 10 years of recorded weatherEllicott City swings 60°F across the year, from 85°F highs in July to 25°F lows in February, and May is usually the wettest month in a year that brings about 46 in of precipitation. Over 10 years of recorded weather it averages 117 days a year at 77°F or above, 45 of them at 86°F or above, 72 frost nights, and rain on 135 days.
Day counts are from the ERA5 reanalysis for Ellicott City’s grid square, 2016 to 2025, counted the same way for every city so the numbers compare. A reanalysis square is an area, not a weather station, so it is good for counting days and not for a single day’s record.
The weather map: all three models at once
NWS, American, European side by side around Ellicott City and nearby towns.Live rain radar →Ellicott City hourly forecast: next 14 hours
consensus of the three modelsRain in the next 24 hours, model by model
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Ellicott City 10-day forecast, out to 14 days
where the models agree, and where they splitEllicott City, Maryland (MD) is at its warmest in Jul (average highs near 85°F) and coldest in Feb (lows around 25°F), with roughly 46 in of precipitation across the year. Below, compare what NWS, American, European forecast for Ellicott City right now, and see exactly where they disagree.
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Ellicott City climate by month
average daytime high and overnight low across a typical year (1991-2020)Source: 1991-2020 averages, ERA5 for this place adjusted with NASA POWER.
How the weather around Ellicott City has changed since 1995
Ellicott City sits in the same roughly 50 km square of NASA's reanalysis as Baltimore. That square ran 2.0°F warmer in 2015-2024 than in 1995-2004. See the full 30-year picture on the Baltimore page.
Which forecast is most accurate in Ellicott City?
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Where the models disagree
temperature and rain, judged separatelyThe models often agree on temperature and still split on rain, and rain is usually what decides whether a plan survives. A wide rain range means the shower is genuinely uncertain, not that the forecast is wrong.