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Barometric pressure in Baltimore

1011hPa
Falling

Pressure fell steadily over the past day. Down 6 hPa since this time yesterday. That fall is ending: it turns and rises until Wednesday morning.

Sea level reading, as of 11:00 local time.

The past week and the days ahead

The shaded part shows the days already gone. The thicker line is the forecast.

now28° / 23°29° / 24°30° / 21°26° / 21°26° / 19°25° / 22°28° / 20°28° / 18°28° / 17°28° / 20°27° / 21°27° / 22°29° / 23°16Mon 17Tue 18Wed 19Thu 20Fri 21Sat 22Sun 23Mon 24Tue 25Wed 26Thu 27Fri 28Sat 29101010151020
The forecast runs 7 days ahead.

The week ahead

Each day at a glance: how far pressure moves, and the low and high it reaches.

TodayAug 23 +2 hPa

Edges up slowly through the day.

Partly cloudy28° / 20°1.5 mm

low 1009 · high 1014 hPa

MonAug 24 +3 hPa

Rises steadily through the day.

Light drizzle28° / 18°

low 1014 · high 1017 hPa

TueAug 25 +1 hPa

Barely moves all day.

Overcast28° / 17°

low 1016 · high 1019 hPa

WedAug 26 −2 hPa

Eases down slowly through the day.

Overcast28° / 20°

low 1015 · high 1019 hPa

ThuAug 27 −2 hPa

Eases down slowly through the day.

Rain27° / 21°17.7 mm

low 1014 · high 1016 hPa

FriAug 28 +3 hPa

Edges up slowly through the day.

Overcast27° / 22°

low 1014 · high 1017 hPa

SatAug 29 +2 hPa

Edges up slowly through the day.

Clear sky29° / 23°

low 1017 · high 1020 hPa

Hour by hour
Today Aug 23
HourWeather and temperatureRain (mm)Pressure (hPa)
00:00Light drizzle22°0.41012
01:00Light drizzle22°0.41011
02:00Light drizzle21°0.41010
03:00Light drizzle21°0.11010
04:00Light drizzle21°0.11010
05:00Light drizzle21°0.11009
06:00Partly cloudy21°1010
07:00Partly cloudy20°1010
08:00Partly cloudy20°1011
09:00Mainly clear22°1011
10:00Mainly clear24°1011
11:00Clear sky25°1011
12:00Clear sky27°1011
13:00Clear sky28°1011
14:00Clear sky28°1011
15:00Clear sky28°1011
16:00Mainly clear28°1011
17:00Mainly clear27°1011
18:00Clear sky27°1011
19:00Clear sky25°1012
20:00Clear sky24°1012
21:00Clear sky23°1013
22:00Clear sky22°1013
23:00Clear sky21°1014

Biggest change: Monday, up 3 hPa.

What happens next

The high point comes on Wednesday morning, near 1019 hPa; after that it falls.

Your own barometer

Baltimore is at sea level, so a barometer there reads about the same as the sea-level figure.

The hours already past are the model's record of each hour as it passed, anchored to real observations, though not a reading from an instrument in Baltimore.

Cities nearby

Open one to see its pressure, or search for your own city at the top of the page.

Watching the sun as well? See how strong the UV is in Baltimore right now, on our sister site uvi.today.

Common questions

What is a normal barometric pressure?

Near 1013 hPa at sea level; the exact standard figure, 1013.25 hPa, is the same as 760 mmHg, 29.92 inHg or 101.3 kPa. Anything between roughly 1000 and 1025 hPa is ordinary. Which way it is going matters far more than the number itself.

Why does my own barometer show a different number?

Usually altitude. Weather services correct readings to what they would be at sea level, so that cities can be compared. Baltimore is at sea level, so there is almost nothing to correct and the two figures agree.

Is a millibar the same as a hectopascal?

Yes. One millibar and one hectopascal are exactly the same amount of pressure, so 1013 mbar and 1013 hPa mean the same thing. The name changed; the number did not.

Does falling pressure mean rain?

Not by itself. Away from the tropics, falling pressure usually means a low is approaching, and lows carry the fronts that bring cloud and rain, so the two often arrive together. But a shallow fall can pass with nothing more than cloud, and rain falls under steady pressure too. The graph tells you a system is on the way, not how wet it will be. The week ahead, just above, shows the rain forecast beside the pressure.