Water Temperature of the Northeast Branch Anacostia River in Riverdale Park, MD
Current Water Temperature
Measurement Time: Wednesday, May 20, 2026, 2:05 PM EDT
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Local Points of Interest
Riverdale Community ParkStation 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

Five Day Weather Forecast

Wed
H: 95°F
L: 68°F

Thu
H: 59°F
L: 52°F

Fri
H: 53°F
L: 52°F

Sat
H: 55°F
L: 53°F

Sun
H: 56°F
L: 55°F
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 16.25 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 2.45 μg/m3
Ozone: 60 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:04 PM
Sunset: 8:18 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 28 mins
Moon Transit: 5:10 PM
Moonset: 12:02 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 14.4%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
5:59 AM - 8:29 AM4:40 PM - 7:10 PM
Minor Periods
8:54 AM - 10:24 AM12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Action Rating: 3 out of 5
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.
This is only a test for monitoring of vital dissemination systems.
Effective: Wed May 20, 2026, 2:30 PM
Expires: Wed May 20, 2026, 2:40 PM
Monitoring message only. Please disregard.
Monitoring message only. Please disregard.
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/
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 5.57 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.96 μg/m3
Ozone: 100.2 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:04 PM
Sunset: 8:18 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 28 mins
Moon Transit: 5:10 PM
Moonset: 12:02 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 14.4%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
5:59 AM - 8:29 AM4:40 PM - 7:10 PM
Minor Periods
8:54 AM - 10:24 AM12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Action Rating: 3 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 11.66 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 2.77 μg/m3
Ozone: 59.2 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:04 PM
Sunset: 8:19 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 29 mins
Moon Transit: 6:06 PM
Moonset: 12:47 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 23.2%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
6:58 AM - 9:28 AM5:36 PM - 8:06 PM
Minor Periods
10:10 AM - 11:40 AM12:17 AM - 1:47 AM
Action Rating: 3 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 12.28 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.75 μg/m3
Ozone: 64.08 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:04 PM
Sunset: 8:20 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 31 mins
Moon Transit: 6:57 PM
Moonset: 1:21 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 33.4%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
7:51 AM - 10:21 AM6:27 PM - 8:57 PM
Minor Periods
11:23 AM - 12:53 AM12:51 AM - 2:21 AM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 7 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 1.6 μg/m3
Ozone: 66.15 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:04 PM
Sunset: 8:21 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 32 mins
Moon Transit: 7:44 PM
Moonset: 1:50 AM
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Moon Illumination: 44.4%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
8:39 AM - 11:09 AM7:14 PM - 9:44 PM
Minor Periods
12:32 AM - 2:02 PM1:20 AM - 2:50 AM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0 μg/m3
Ozone: 0 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:04 PM
Sunset: 8:22 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 34 mins
Moon Transit: 8:27 PM
Moonset: 2:15 AM
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Moon Illumination: 55.7%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
9:23 AM - 11:53 AM7:57 PM - 10:27 PM
Minor Periods
1:37 PM - 3:07 PM1:45 AM - 3:15 AM
Action Rating: 3 out of 5
