Water Temperature of the Northeast Branch Anacostia River in Riverdale Park, MD

Current Water Temperature

69.6°F

Measurement Time: Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 4:35 PM EDT

Temperature Locations

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Local Points of Interest

Riverdale Community Park

Northeast Branch Anacostia River

Station Name: NORTHEAST BRANCH ANACOSTIA RIVER AT RIVERDALE, MD
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov

Elevation Above Sea Level: 23 feet

Nearest Address:
5199 Riverdale Rd
Riverdale Park, MD 20737
Prince George's County

GPS Coordinates: 38.96025, -76.9259722

Nearby Water Temperatures

Sligo Creek, Takoma Park, MD (4.6 mi)
Paint Branch, Calverton, MD (5.4 mi)
Washington Channel, Washington, DC (7.9 mi)
Dead Run, McLean, VA (13.4 mi)
Patuxent River, Brighton, MD (16.6 mi)
Difficult Run, McLean, VA (17.2 mi)
Difficult Run, Oakton, VA (22.5 mi)
Severn River, Annapolis, MD (24.1 mi)
Chesapeake Bay, Annapolis, MD (25.7 mi)
Northwest Harbor, Baltimore, MD (28.2 mi)
Scotts Level Branch, Milford Mill, MD (29.1 mi)
Herring Run, Baltimore, MD (31.7 mi)
Chesapeake Bay, Cambridge, MD (39.2 mi)
Potomac River, Point of Rocks, MD (39.5 mi)
Chesapeake Bay, Tolchester Beach, MD (40.5 mi)

Weather for Riverdale Park, Maryland

Current Weather

79°F
Partly cloudy
Partly cloudy
83.5°F
80.4°F
67%
NW 3.8 mph
8 mph
76.3°F
69.9°F
0 in
50%
9 mi
1012 mbar
0

Five Day Weather Forecast

Patchy rain nearby
Wed
H: 85°F
L: 68°F
Patchy rain nearby
Thu
H: 79°F
L: 60°F
Sunny
Fri
H: 78°F
L: 51°F
Sunny
Sat
H: 70°F
L: 55°F
Sunny
Sun
H: 75°F
L: 48°F

Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 9.55 μg/m3
PM10: 9.65 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 310.85 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 25.65 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 2.65 μg/m3
Ozone: 24 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:46 AM
Sun Transit: 1:04 PM
Sunset: 8:24 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 38 mins
Moonrise: 5:14 PM
Moon Transit: 10:33 PM
Moonset: 3:21 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 85.7%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Minor Periods

4:44 PM - 6:14 PM
2:51 AM - 4:21 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

This is only a test for monitoring of vital dissemination systems.

Effective: Wed May 27, 2026, 8:20 PM
Expires: Wed May 27, 2026, 8:30 PM

Monitoring message only. Please disregard.

Monitoring message only. Please disregard.


Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 27 at 1:15PM EDT until May 27 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Effective: Wed May 27, 2026, 1:15 PM
Expires: Wed May 27, 2026, 9:00 PM

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 247 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN MARYLAND CALVERT CHARLES ST. MARYS IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA ALBEMARLE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG GREENE KING GEORGE NELSON ORANGE SPOTSYLVANIA IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA STAFFORD IN WESTERN VIRGINIA AUGUSTA CITY OF HARRISONBURG CITY OF STAUNTON CITY OF WAYNESBORO HIGHLAND ROCKINGHAM IN WEST VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN EASTERN WEST VIRGINIA PENDLETON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALSOP, ARKENDALE, BRANDYWINE, BROKENBURG, BROOKFIELD, BROOMES ISLAND, BURR HILL, CALIFORNIA, CALLAWAY, CHARLOTTESVILLE, CHESAPEAKE BEACH, CHRISTIAN, CHURCHVILLE, CLOVER CREEK, COVE POINT, DAHLGREN, DAMERON, DRUM POINT, DUNKIRK, EVERONA, FALMOUTH, FRANKLIN, FREDERICKSBURG, GARRISONVILLE, GATEWOOD, GLENDIE, GREENFIELD, HARRISONBURG, HIGHTOWN, LAHORE, LEXINGTON PARK, LIBERTY, LINVILLE, LONG BEACH, MADISON RUN, MASSAPONAX, MCDOWELL, MILL GAP, MONTEBELLO, MONTEREY, MOUNT HARMONY, MUSTOE, NASONS, OAK FLAT, ORANGE, OVERTON, PARTLOW, PINEY POINT, POST OAK, RIDGE, RIVERTON, ROLLINS FORK, RUDDLE, SHADY GROVE, SHILOH, SOTTERLEY, SPOTSYLVANIA COURT, SPOTTSWOOD, ST. CHARLES, STAUNTON, STUARTS DRAFT, SUGAR GROVE, UNIONVILLE, WALDORF, WAYNESBORO, AND WIDEWATER.


Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Weather Forecast

Patchy rain nearby
84.7°F
68.4°F
74.7°F
86%
0.05 in
89%
0%
8.7 mph
7.6


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 6.97 μg/m3
PM10: 7.23 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 205.81 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 9.34 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 2.06 μg/m3
Ozone: 66.48 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:46 AM
Sun Transit: 1:04 PM
Sunset: 8:24 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 38 mins
Moonrise: 5:14 PM
Moon Transit: 10:33 PM
Moonset: 3:21 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 85.7%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Minor Periods

4:44 PM - 6:14 PM
2:51 AM - 4:21 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Thursday, May 28, 2026

Weather Forecast

Patchy rain nearby
78.9°F
59.5°F
70.4°F
63%
0.02 in
88%
0%
13.6 mph
8.2


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 7.91 μg/m3
PM10: 8.23 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 212.17 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 11.86 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 2.51 μg/m3
Ozone: 66.4 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:46 AM
Sun Transit: 1:05 PM
Sunset: 8:25 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 39 mins
Moonrise: 6:16 PM
Moon Transit: 11:18 PM
Moonset: 3:46 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 92.7%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:13 AM - 2:43 PM
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

Minor Periods

5:46 PM - 7:16 PM
3:16 AM - 4:46 AM

Action Rating: 2 out of 5

Friday, May 29, 2026

Weather Forecast

Sunny
77.8°F
50.9°F
64.8°F
55%
0 in
0%
0%
8.3 mph
8.3


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 6.1 μg/m3
PM10: 6.27 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 168.4 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 9.77 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 2.12 μg/m3
Ozone: 67.76 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:45 AM
Sun Transit: 1:05 PM
Sunset: 8:26 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 40 mins
Moonrise: 7:18 PM
Moon Transit: 12:00 AM
Moonset: 4:14 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Moon Illumination: 97.4%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
12:59 AM - 3:29 PM

Minor Periods

6:48 PM - 8:18 PM
3:44 AM - 5:14 AM

Action Rating: 3 out of 5

Saturday, May 30, 2026

Weather Forecast

Sunny
69.9°F
55°F
61.8°F
52%
0 in
0%
0%
12.8 mph
8.4


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 6.95 μg/m3
PM10: 7.23 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 189.99 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 7.98 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 2.21 μg/m3
Ozone: 69.76 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:45 AM
Sun Transit: 1:05 PM
Sunset: 8:26 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 42 mins
Moonrise: 8:20 PM
Moon Transit: 12:05 AM
Moonset: 4:47 AM
Moon Phase: Full
Moon Illumination: 99.8%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
1:47 PM - 4:17 PM

Minor Periods

7:50 PM - 9:20 PM
4:17 AM - 5:47 AM

Action Rating: 4 out of 5

Sunday, May 31, 2026

Weather Forecast

Sunny
75.2°F
48.2°F
61.9°F
54%
0 in
0%
0%
8.1 mph
8.6


Air Quality

AQI: 1 - Good
PM2.5: 2.73 μg/m3
PM10: 2.74 μg/m3
Carbon Monoxide: 144.16 μg/m3
Nitrogen Dioxide: 6.45 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.76 μg/m3
Ozone: 62.08 μg/m3

Astronomical

Sunrise: 5:44 AM
Sun Transit: 1:05 PM
Sunset: 8:27 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 43 mins
Moonrise: 9:17 PM
Moon Transit: 12:54 AM
Moonset: 5:26 AM
Moon Phase: Full
Moon Illumination: 99.6%

Best Times for Fishing or Hunting

Major Periods

12:24 AM - 2:54 AM
2:37 PM - 5:07 PM

Minor Periods

8:47 PM - 10:17 PM
4:56 AM - 6:26 AM

Action Rating: 4 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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