Water Temperature of the Potomac River Near Scotland, MD
Current Water Temperature
Measurement Time: Monday, June 8, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT
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Local Points of Interest
Cornfield Harbor; Chesapeake Bay; Point LookoutStation Name: Potomac, MD
Station Type: Buoy
Data Source: National Data Buoy Center
Elevation Above Sea Level: 0 feet
Nearest Address:
Offshore
Scotland, MD 20687
Saint Mary's County
GPS Coordinates: 38.033, -76.335
Nearby Water Temperatures
Coan River, Lewisetta, VA (7.5 mi)Patuxent River, Solomons, MD (20.6 mi)
Fishing Bay, Crocheron, MD (20.7 mi)
Chesapeake Bay, Cambridge, MD (36.4 mi)
Choptank River, Cambridge, MD (40.1 mi)
Upper Machedoc Creek, Dahlgren, VA (43 mi)
Wachapreague Channel, Wachapreague, VA (46 mi)
York River, Yorktown, VA (56.3 mi)
Chickahominy River, Providence Forge, VA (57.2 mi)
Atlantic Ocean, Wallops Island, VA (58.3 mi)
Chesapeake Bay, Kiptopeke, VA (62.9 mi)
Chesapeake Bay, Annapolis, MD (64.5 mi)
Severn River, Annapolis, MD (66.1 mi)
Millsboro Pond, Millsboro, DE (68.6 mi)
Washington Channel, Washington, DC (68.9 mi)
Weather Near Scotland, Maryland
Current Weather

Five Day Weather Forecast

Mon
H: 80°F
L: 67°F

Tue
H: 76°F
L: 62°F

Wed
H: 86°F
L: 67°F

Thu
H: 94°F
L: 76°F

Fri
H: 84°F
L: 70°F
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 3 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0.5 μg/m3
Ozone: 87 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:05 PM
Sunset: 8:30 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 48 mins
Moon Transit: 1:44 PM
Moonset: 9:40 PM
Moon Phase: New
Moon Illumination: 3.8%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
2:35 AM - 5:05 AM1:14 PM - 3:44 PM
Minor Periods
9:10 PM - 10:40 PM5:16 AM - 6:46 AM
Action Rating: 4 out of 5
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 14 at 8:13PM EDT until June 14 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Effective: Sun June 14, 2026, 8:13 PM
Expires: Sun June 14, 2026, 11:00 PM
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 335 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST MARYLAND DORCHESTER SOMERSET WICOMICO WORCESTER IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 27 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL VIRGINIA CHARLES CITY ESSEX KING WILLIAM KING AND QUEEN NEW KENT RICHMOND WESTMORELAND IN EASTERN VIRGINIA LANCASTER MATHEWS MIDDLESEX NORTHAMPTON NORTHUMBERLAND IN SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA ACCOMACK CITY OF CHESAPEAKE CITY OF HAMPTON CITY OF NEWPORT NEWS CITY OF NORFOLK CITY OF POQUOSON CITY OF PORTSMOUTH CITY OF SUFFOLK CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH CITY OF WILLIAMSBURG GLOUCESTER ISLE OF WIGHT JAMES CITY SURRY YORK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BACONS CASTLE, BARHAM, BARNETTS, BAVON, BOOTH FORK, BOTTOMS BRIDGE, BOWERS HILL, BRAYS FORK, BROWNS CORNER, BUSCH GARDENS, CAMBRIDGE, CAPE CHARLES, CARET, CENTER CROSS, CENTERVILLE, CHAMPLAIN, CHESAPEAKE AIRPORT, CHINCOTEAGUE, CHIPPOKES STATE PARK, CHRISTENSONS CORNER, CLANCIE, COLONIAL BEACH, CRISFIELD, CROAKER, DEEP CREEK, DRAGONVILLE, DUNBROOKE, DUNNSVILLE, EWELL, EXMORE, FENTRESS, FIVE FORKS, GLOUCESTER POINT, GREAT BRIDGE, GREENBACKVILLE, GREENBRIER, GRESSIT, GROVE, GWALTNEY CORNER, HAMPTON, HOG ISLAND GAME RESERVE, HORNTOWN, HOWERTONS, KILMARNOCK, KING AND QUEEN COURT HOUSE, LANCASTER, LEWISETTA, LITTLE PLYMOUTH, MASCOT, MATTAPONI, MOUNT PLEASANT, MOUNTCASTLE, NEW CHURCH, NEW KENT AIRPORT, NEW POINT, NEW POINT COMFORT, NEWPORT NEWS, NORFOLK, OCEAN CITY, ONANCOCK, ORAPAX FARMS, PEARY, POOLESVILLE, POQUOSON, PORTSMOUTH, PRINCESS ANNE, QUINTON, ROXBURY, SALISBURY, SMITHFIELD, SUFFOLK, TALLEYSVILLE, URBANNA, VIRGINIA BEACH, WARSAW, WAYSIDE, WEST POINT, WILLIAMSBURG, AND YORKTOWN.
Special Weather Statement issued June 14 at 5:03PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Effective: Sun June 14, 2026, 5:03 PM
Expires: Sun June 14, 2026, 11:00 PM
The National Weather Service in Sterling, Virginia has activated the SKYWARN amateur radio network for Severe Thunderstorm Watch number 335. Severe thunderstorms will be capable of producing damaging wind gusts, large hail, and isolated tornadoes. Weather spotters are encouraged to relay any severe storm impacts to the National Weather Service in Sterling, Virginia.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 14 at 4:18PM EDT until June 14 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Effective: Sun June 14, 2026, 4:18 PM
Expires: Sun June 14, 2026, 11:00 PM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 335 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 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 SOUTHERN MARYLAND CALVERT CHARLES ST. MARYS IN WESTERN MARYLAND ALLEGANY GARRETT IN VIRGINIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 34 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VIRGINIA ALBEMARLE CITY OF CHARLOTTESVILLE CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG GREENE KING GEORGE NELSON ORANGE SPOTSYLVANIA 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 STAFFORD IN NORTHWEST VIRGINIA CITY OF WINCHESTER CLARKE FREDERICK MADISON PAGE RAPPAHANNOCK SHENANDOAH WARREN IN WESTERN VIRGINIA AUGUSTA CITY OF HARRISONBURG CITY OF STAUNTON CITY OF WAYNESBORO HIGHLAND 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, ALSOP, ANDORA, ANNANDALE, ANNAPOLIS, ANTIOCH, APPLETON, ARCO, ARKENDALE, 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, BROKENBURG, BROOKFIELD, BROOMES ISLAND, BUCKEYSTOWN, BUCKTON, BURKE, BURR HILL, BYNUM, CABINS, CALIFORNIA, CALLAWAY, CARDOVA, CATALPA, CATONSVILLE, CEDAR GROVE, CEDARVILLE, CHANTILLY, CHARLES TOWN, CHARLOTTESVILLE, CHERRYDALE, CHESAPEAKE BEACH, CHESTER GAP, CHRISTIAN, CHURCHVILLE, CLARKSVILLE, CLARY, CLINTON, CLOVER CREEK, COLLEGE PARK, COLUMBIA, COMPTON, COUNTRYSIDE, COVE POINT, CULPEPER, CUMBERLAND, DAHLGREN, DALE CITY, DAMERON, DRUM POINT, DULLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DUNDALK, DUNKIRK, EDGEWOOD, ELDERSBURG, ELLERSLIE, ESSEX, EVERONA, FAIRFAX, FAIRFAX STATION, FAIRVIEW, FALLS CHURCH, FALMOUTH, FELLS POINT, FISHER, FIVE FORKS, FORDSVILLE, FORT ASHBY, FOUR CORNERS, FRANKLIN, FREDERICK, FREDERICKSBURG, FRENCHBURG, FRONT ROYAL, FROSTBURG, GAINESBORO, GAITHERSBURG, GAMBER, GARRISONVILLE, GATEWOOD, GERMANTOWN, GLEEDSVILLE, GLEN BURNIE, GLEN ECHO, GLENDIE, GLENMONT, GRANTSVILLE, GREENBELT, GREENFIELD, HAGERSTOWN, HALFWAY, HAMBURG, HANCOCK, HARFORD FURNACE, HARRISONBURG, HAWKINSTOWN, HEADSVILLE, HICKORY, HIGHTOWN, HISTORIC ELLICOTT CITY, HOWELLSVILLE, INDEPENDENT HILL, KEYSER, KIMBALL, KLINE GAP, LAHORE, LAKE RIDGE, LANDES, LANGLEY, LEESBURG, LEXINGTON PARK, LIBERTY, LINVILLE, LONG BEACH, LUCKETTS, LURAY, MADISON MILLS, MADISON RUN, MAGNOLIA, MAGNOLIA, MANASSAS, MANASSAS PARK, MARTINSBURG, MASONVILLE, MASSAPONAX, MCCOOLE, MCDOWELL, MCLEAN, MCNEILL, MIDDLEWAY, MILL GAP, MILLVILLE, MONTCLAIR, MONTEBELLO, MONTEREY, MONTPELIER, MOOREFIELD, MOUNT CLIFTON, MOUNT HARMONY, MOUNT JACKSON, MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, MUSTOE, NASONS, NEW CREEK, OAK FLAT, OAK GROVE, OAKLAND, ORANGE, OVERTON, PARK HEIGHTS, PARK MILLS, PARKVILLE, PARTLOW, PAW PAW, PETERSBURG, PINEY POINT, POINTS, POST OAK, PURGITSVILLE, RANDALLSTOWN, RANSON, RAPIDAN, RAWLINGS, REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT, RESTON, REVA, RIDGE, RIDGEVILLE, RIDGEWAY, RILEYVILLE, RIVERCREST, RIVERTON, ROLLINS FORK, ROMNEY, ROSSLYN, RUDDLE, RUSSELLDALE, SEVERN, SEVERNA PARK, SEYMOURVILLE, SHADY GROVE, SHADY GROVE, SHENANDOAH JUNCTION, SHILOH, SILVER SPRING, SIMPSONVILLE, SKYLAND, SMITH CROSSROADS, SOTTERLEY, SOUTH GATE, SPOTSYLVANIA COURT, SPOTTSWOOD, SPRINGFIELD, ST. CHARLES, STAUNTON, STERLING PARK, STEVENSBURG, STRASBURG, STRINGTOWN, STUARTS DRAFT, SUGAR GROVE, SUITLAND-SILVER HILL, TANTALLON, THREE CHURCHES, TOWSON, TURNBULL, TWYMANS MILL, UNIONVILLE, WALDORF, WAPOCOMO, WARRENTON, WASHINGTON, WAYNESBORO, WELTON, WESTMINSTER, WIDEWATER, WINCHESTER, WINSTON, WOODBRIDGE, WOODLAWN, WOODSTOCK, AND WOODSTOCK.
Coastal Flood Statement issued June 14 at 2:32PM EDT until June 15 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Effective: Sun June 14, 2026, 2:32 PM
Expires: Sun June 14, 2026, 10:45 PM
* WHAT...Up to one half foot of inundation above ground level expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. * WHERE...Dorchester, Wicomico and Somerset Counties. * WHEN...From 11 PM EDT this evening through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Shallow flooding is possible in the most vulnerable locations near the waterfront and shoreline.
Do not drive through flooded roadways.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 14 at 7:06PM EDT until June 15 at 1:00AM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Effective: Sun June 14, 2026, 7:06 PM
Expires: Mon June 15, 2026, 1:00 AM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 337 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT MONDAY 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 13 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY MERCER IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY HUNTERDON MORRIS SOMERSET SUSSEX WARREN IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY ATLANTIC BURLINGTON CAMDEN CAPE MAY CUMBERLAND GLOUCESTER 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, EASTON, EASTON, FLEMINGTON, GEORGETOWN, GLASSBORO, HAMMONTON, JIM THORPE, MEDIA, MILLVILLE, MOORESTOWN, MORRISTOWN, MOUNT HOLLY, NEWTON, NORRISTOWN, OCEAN CITY, PENNSVILLE, PHILADELPHIA, READING, SOMERSET, STROUDSBURG, TRENTON, WEST CHESTER, AND WILMINGTON.
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 2.17 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0.73 μg/m3
Ozone: 99.04 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:05 PM
Sunset: 8:30 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 48 mins
Moon Transit: 1:44 PM
Moonset: 9:40 PM
Moon Phase: New
Moon Illumination: 3.8%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
2:35 AM - 5:05 AM1:14 PM - 3:44 PM
Minor Periods
9:10 PM - 10:40 PM5:16 AM - 6:46 AM
Action Rating: 4 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 2.53 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0.69 μg/m3
Ozone: 87.71 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:06 PM
Sunset: 8:30 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 48 mins
Moon Transit: 2:50 PM
Moonset: 10:32 PM
Moon Phase: New
Moon Illumination: 1.0%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
3:42 AM - 6:12 AM2:20 PM - 4:50 PM
Minor Periods
10:02 PM - 11:32 PM6:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Action Rating: 4 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 2.09 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0.6 μg/m3
Ozone: 115.46 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:06 PM
Sunset: 8:31 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 49 mins
Moon Transit: 3:51 PM
Moonset: 11:13 PM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 4.6%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
4:45 AM - 7:15 AM3:21 PM - 5:51 PM
Minor Periods
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM7:48 AM - 9:18 AM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 3.1 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0.64 μg/m3
Ozone: 99.38 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:06 PM
Sunset: 8:31 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 49 mins
Moon Transit: 4:46 PM
Moonset: 12:13 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 10.4%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
5:43 AM - 8:13 AM4:16 PM - 6:46 PM
Minor Periods
9:04 AM - 10:34 AM12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Action Rating: 3 out of 5
Weather Forecast
Air Quality
Nitrogen Dioxide: 2.23 μg/m3
Sulphur Dioxide: 0.59 μg/m3
Ozone: 69.89 μg/m3
Astronomical
Sun Transit: 1:06 PM
Sunset: 8:31 PM
Daylight: 14 hrs 49 mins
Moon Transit: 5:36 PM
Moonset: 12:46 AM
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Moon Illumination: 18.3%
Best Times for Fishing or Hunting
Major Periods
6:34 AM - 9:04 AM5:06 PM - 7:36 PM
Minor Periods
10:17 AM - 11:47 AM12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Action Rating: 2 out of 5
