Water Temperature of the Choptank River in Cambridge, MD

Current Water Temperature

72.9°F

Measurement Time: Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 4:42 PM EDT

Today's Tides

Low: May 20, 1:12 AM, 0.1 ft
 High: May 20, 7:27 AM, 2.3 ft
Low: May 20, 2:43 PM, 0.4 ft
 High: May 20, 7:50 PM, 1.7 ft

Temperature Locations

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Local Points of Interest

Sailwinds Park; Great Marsh Park; Shoal Creek; Hambrooks Bay; Diskinson Bay; Bill Burton Fishing Pier State Park; Trappe, MD

Choptank River

Station Name: Cambridge
Data Source: NOAA Tides and Currents

Elevation Above Sea Level: 0 feet

Sensor Depth: -5 feet

Nearest Address:
Choptank River Bridge
Cambridge, MD 21613
Dorchester County

GPS Coordinates: 38.5725, -76.061667

Nearby Water Temperatures

Chesapeake Bay, Cambridge, MD (19.1 mi)
Fishing Bay, Crocheron, MD (24.4 mi)
Patuxent River, Solomons, MD (27.5 mi)
Chesapeake Bay, Annapolis, MD (34.1 mi)
Severn River, Annapolis, MD (36.2 mi)
Beaverdam Branch, Houston, DE (37.5 mi)
Potomac River, Scotland, MD (40.1 mi)
Millsboro Pond, Millsboro, DE (41.6 mi)
Murderkill River, Frederica, DE (44.4 mi)
Chesapeake Bay, Tolchester Beach, MD (45.4 mi)
Coan River, Lewisetta, VA (45.5 mi)
Broadkill River, Milton, DE (46.3 mi)
St. Jones River, Dover, DE (50.2 mi)
Indian River Bay, Millsboro, DE (52.1 mi)
Delaware Bay, Lewes, DE (52.8 mi)

Weather for Cambridge, Maryland

Current Weather

89.3°F
Sunny
Sunny
90.6°F
90.6°F
38%
SSW 8.7 mph
12.4 mph
89.3°F
61.2°F
0 in
19%
6 mi
1015 mbar
5

Five Day Weather Forecast

Patchy rain nearby
Wed
H: 90°F
L: 68°F
Moderate rain
Thu
H: 63°F
L: 54°F
Heavy rain
Fri
H: 53°F
L: 52°F
Moderate rain
Sat
H: 57°F
L: 53°F
Patchy rain nearby
Sun
H: 57°F
L: 56°F

Air Quality

PM2.5: 8.75 μg/m3
PM10: 10.55 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 166.85 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 6.05 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.55 μg/m3
Ozone: 112 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:48 AM
Sun Transit: 1:00 PM
Sunset: 8:14 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 25 mins
Moonrise: 9:21 AM
Moon Transit: 5:07 PM
Moonset: 12:57 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 14.4%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

6:02 AM - 8:32 AM
4:37 PM - 7:07 PM

Minor Periods

8:51 AM - 10:21 AM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 20 at 2:10PM EDT until May 20 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

Effective: Wed May 20, 2026, 2:10 PM
Expires: Wed May 20, 2026, 9:00 PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 235 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN DELAWARE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL DELAWARE KENT IN NORTHERN DELAWARE NEW CASTLE IN SOUTHERN DELAWARE SUSSEX IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND CAROLINE KENT QUEEN ANNE'S TALBOT IN NEW JERSEY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY MERCER MONMOUTH IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY HUNTERDON MIDDLESEX MORRIS SOMERSET SUSSEX WARREN IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY ATLANTIC BURLINGTON CAMDEN CAPE MAY CUMBERLAND GLOUCESTER OCEAN SALEM IN PENNSYLVANIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA BERKS LEHIGH NORTHAMPTON IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA CARBON MONROE IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA BUCKS CHESTER DELAWARE MONTGOMERY PHILADELPHIA THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALLENTOWN, ATLANTIC CITY, BETHLEHEM, BLAIRSTOWN, CAMDEN, CENTREVILLE, CHERRY HILL, CHESTERTOWN, DENTON, DEPTFORD, DOVER, DOYLESTOWN, EAST BRUNSWICK, EASTON, EASTON, EDISON, FLEMINGTON, FREEHOLD, GEORGETOWN, GLASSBORO, HAMMONTON, JIM THORPE, MEDIA, MILLVILLE, MOORESTOWN, MORRISTOWN, MOUNT HOLLY, NEW BRUNSWICK, NEWTON, NORRISTOWN, NORTH BRUNSWICK TOWNSHIP, OCEAN CITY, PENNSVILLE, PERTH AMBOY, PHILADELPHIA, READING, SAYREVILLE, SOMERSET, STROUDSBURG, TOMS RIVER, TRENTON, WEST CHESTER, AND WILMINGTON.


Air Quality Alert issued May 20 at 10:31AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

Non-Weather Emergency Message. Not sent to IPAWS.

Effective: Wed May 20, 2026, 10:31 AM
Expires: Thu May 21, 2026, 12:00 AM

The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Wednesday for Kent and Queen Annes Counties. A code orange air quality alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children...people suffering from asthma... heart disease or other lung diseases...and the elderly. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors. For more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles...visit http://www.mde.maryland.gov/programs/air/


Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 20 at 12:39PM EDT until May 20 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Effective: Wed May 20, 2026, 12:39 PM
Expires: Wed May 20, 2026, 8:00 PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 234 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MARYLAND ANNE ARUNDEL HOWARD MONTGOMERY PRINCE GEORGES IN NORTH CENTRAL MARYLAND CARROLL FREDERICK WASHINGTON IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND CECIL IN NORTHERN MARYLAND BALTIMORE BALTIMORE CITY HARFORD IN WESTERN MARYLAND ALLEGANY GARRETT IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 22 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA GREENE IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA ARLINGTON CITY OF ALEXANDRIA CITY OF FAIRFAX CITY OF FALLS CHURCH CITY OF MANASSAS CITY OF MANASSAS PARK CULPEPER FAIRFAX FAUQUIER LOUDOUN PRINCE WILLIAM IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA CITY OF WINCHESTER CLARKE FREDERICK MADISON PAGE RAPPAHANNOCK SHENANDOAH WARREN IN WESTERN VIRGINIA CITY OF HARRISONBURG ROCKINGHAM IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA GRANT HAMPSHIRE HARDY MINERAL PENDLETON IN PANHANDLE WEST VIRGINIA BERKELEY JEFFERSON MORGAN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ABINGDON, ADAMS MORGAN, ADEN, AIRLIE, ALBIN, ALEXANDRIA, ALONZAVILLE, ANDORA, ANNANDALE, ANNAPOLIS, ANTIOCH, APPLETON, ARCO, ARLINGTON, ARNOLD, BAKERTON, BALLENGER CREEK, BALLSTON, BALTIMORE, BARCROFT, BARKSDALE, BAY VIEW, BEAN SETTLEMENT, BENTONVILLE, BERKELEY SPGS, BERRYVILLE, BERRYVILLE, BETHEL, BETHESDA, BLAKE, BLOOMERY, BOHEMIAS MILLS, BOWIE, BOYDS, BRADY, BRAKE, BRANDYWINE, BRANTWOOD, BUCKEYSTOWN, BUCKTON, BURKE, BYNUM, CABINS, CARDOVA, CATALPA, CATONSVILLE, CEDAR GROVE, CEDARVILLE, CHANTILLY, CHARLES TOWN, CHERRYDALE, CHESTER GAP, CLARKSVILLE, CLARY, CLINTON, COLLEGE PARK, COLUMBIA, COMPTON, COUNTRYSIDE, CULPEPER, CUMBERLAND, DALE CITY, DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DUNDALK, EDGEWOOD, ELDERSBURG, ELLERSLIE, ESSEX, FAIRFAX, FAIRFAX STATION, FAIRVIEW, FALLS CHURCH, FELLS POINT, FISHER, FIVE FORKS, FORDSVILLE, FORT ASHBY, FOUR CORNERS, FRANKLIN, FREDERICK, FRENCHBURG, FRONT ROYAL, FROSTBURG, GAINESBORO, GAITHERSBURG, GAMBER, GERMANTOWN, GLEEDSVILLE, GLEN BURNIE, GLEN ECHO, GLENMONT, GRANTSVILLE, GREENBELT, HAGERSTOWN, HALFWAY, HAMBURG, HANCOCK, HARFORD FURNACE, HARRISONBURG, HAWKINSTOWN, HEADSVILLE, HICKORY, HISTORIC ELLICOTT CITY, HOWELLSVILLE, INDEPENDENT HILL, KEYSER, KIMBALL, KLINE GAP, LAKE RIDGE, LANDES, LANGLEY, LEESBURG, LINVILLE, LUCKETTS, LURAY, MADISON MILLS, MAGNOLIA, MAGNOLIA, MANASSAS, MANASSAS PARK, MARTINSBURG, MASONVILLE, MCCOOLE, MCLEAN, MCNEILL, MIDDLEWAY, MILLVILLE, MONTCLAIR, MONTPELIER, MOOREFIELD, MOUNT CLIFTON, MOUNT JACKSON, MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, NEW CREEK, OAK FLAT, OAK GROVE, OAKLAND, PARK HEIGHTS, PARK MILLS, PARKVILLE, PAW PAW, PETERSBURG, POINTS, PURGITSVILLE, RANDALLSTOWN, RANSON, RAPIDAN, RAWLINGS, REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT, RESTON, REVA, RIDGEVILLE, RIDGEWAY, RILEYVILLE, RIVERCREST, RIVERTON, ROMNEY, ROSSLYN, RUDDLE, RUSSELLDALE, SEVERN, SEVERNA PARK, SEYMOURVILLE, SHADY GROVE, SHADY GROVE, SHENANDOAH JUNCTION, SILVER SPRING, SIMPSONVILLE, SKYLAND, SMITH CROSSROADS, SOUTH GATE, SPRINGFIELD, STERLING PARK, STEVENSBURG, STRASBURG, STRINGTOWN, SUGAR GROVE, SUITLAND-SILVER HILL, TANTALLON, THREE CHURCHES, TOWSON, TURNBULL, TWYMANS MILL, WAPOCOMO, WARRENTON, WASHINGTON, WELTON, WESTMINSTER, WINCHESTER, WINSTON, WOODBRIDGE, WOODLAWN, WOODSTOCK, AND WOODSTOCK.


Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Weather Forecast

Patchy rain nearby
90°F
67.8°F
77.1°F
65%
0.06 in
87%
0%
16.8 mph
9.5


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 8.87 μg/m3
PM10: 11.09 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 150.69 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 3.76 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.57 μg/m3
Ozone: 108.32 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:48 AM
Sun Transit: 1:00 PM
Sunset: 8:14 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 25 mins
Moonrise: 9:21 AM
Moon Transit: 5:07 PM
Moonset: 12:57 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 14.4%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

6:02 AM - 8:32 AM
4:37 PM - 7:07 PM

Minor Periods

8:51 AM - 10:21 AM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Thursday, May 21, 2026

Weather Forecast

Moderate rain
62.5°F
54.4°F
60°F
83%
0.27 in
87%
0%
12.8 mph
0.8


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 5.17 μg/m3
PM10: 5.67 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 161.22 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 6.45 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.63 μg/m3
Ozone: 71.24 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:48 AM
Sun Transit: 1:00 PM
Sunset: 8:15 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 27 mins
Moonrise: 10:38 AM
Moon Transit: 6:03 PM
Moonset: 12:42 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 23.2%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

7:01 AM - 9:31 AM
5:33 PM - 8:03 PM

Minor Periods

10:08 AM - 11:38 AM
12:12 AM - 1:42 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Friday, May 22, 2026

Weather Forecast

Heavy rain
53.3°F
52.2°F
53.3°F
96%
1.22 in
74%
0%
10.5 mph
3


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 6.75 μg/m3
PM10: 9.21 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 141.64 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 3.76 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.25 μg/m3
Ozone: 74.36 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:47 AM
Sun Transit: 1:00 PM
Sunset: 8:16 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 29 mins
Moonrise: 11:50 AM
Moon Transit: 6:54 PM
Moonset: 1:17 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 33.4%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

7:54 AM - 10:24 AM
6:24 PM - 8:54 PM

Minor Periods

11:20 AM - 12:50 AM
12:47 AM - 2:17 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Saturday, May 23, 2026

Weather Forecast

Moderate rain
56.5°F
53.3°F
54.8°F
95%
0.22 in
81%
0%
13.6 mph
3


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 5.55 μg/m3
PM10: 7.8 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 127.93 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 3.34 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.31 μg/m3
Ozone: 69.54 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:46 AM
Sun Transit: 1:01 PM
Sunset: 8:16 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 30 mins
Moonrise: 12:59 AM
Moon Transit: 7:40 PM
Moonset: 1:46 AM
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Moon Illumination: 44.4%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

8:42 AM - 11:12 AM
7:10 PM - 9:40 PM

Minor Periods

12:29 AM - 1:59 PM
1:16 AM - 2:46 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Sunday, May 24, 2026

Weather Forecast

Patchy rain nearby
56.8°F
55.7°F
56.3°F
95%
0.15 in
70%
0%
15.2 mph
3


Air Quality

AQI: 0 -
PM2.5: 0 μg/m3
PM10: 0 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 0 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:46 AM
Sun Transit: 1:01 PM
Sunset: 8:17 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 32 mins
Moonrise: 2:04 PM
Moon Transit: 8:23 PM
Moonset: 2:11 AM
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Moon Illumination: 55.7%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

9:27 AM - 11:57 AM
7:53 PM - 10:23 PM

Minor Periods

1:34 PM - 3:04 PM
1:41 AM - 3:11 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

The times presented here are based upon the solunar theory, which is the idea that the movements of fish and other animals are affected by the location of the sun and moon. The major periods are believed to be the times of the greatest animal activity and occur when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot (lunar transits). The minor periods also see increased activity and occur when the moon is rising or setting. The strongest activity occurs during full or new moons, and the weakest during quarter or three quarter moons. This is indicated by the Action Rating.

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