La Plata, MD Weather Forecast
Charles County, Maryland
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for La Plata, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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La Plata, MD at a glance
La Plata is home to about 10,878 people in Charles County, across 7.4 square miles. It ranks 22nd by population of 65 places in Maryland with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Indian Head, 11 miles away.
- County
- Charles County
- Population
- 10,878 2023 est.
- Land area
- 7.4 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,461
- Forecast point
- 38.5435°N, 76.9698°W
How well can the network see La Plata?
The nearest Doppler radar is KLWX (Sterling, VA), to the NW. Its lowest scan passes about 2,700 ft above La Plata. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form. La Plata is closer to its radar than 55% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KDAA (Fort Belvoir/Davison). Far enough that current conditions for La Plata are a reading from somewhere else.
Forecasts near La Plata
- Indian Head, MD11 mi
- Forest Heights, MD18 mi
- Dumfries, VA19 mi
- Colonial Beach, VA19 mi
- Alexandria, VA20 mi
- District Heights, MD22 mi
- Capitol Heights, MD23 mi
- Leonardtown, MD24 mi
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