Webcams Local Weather Local News About DCC

Deep Creek Lake Weather

Current Conditions

Currently mostly cloudy and 88. Winds from the W at 13 mph. Relative Humidity at 31%.

Local Forecast

Now available in audio format, listen to the current 3 day forecast as you review it below:

Tonight
Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms this evening. Then a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows around 50. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Diminishing to around 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 70 percent.

Saturday
Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.

Saturday Night
Partly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows around 40. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Diminishing to around 5 mph after midnight.

Sunday
Patchy fog in the morning. Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.

Labor Day
Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.

Deep Creek Dam Status

Data collected from our friends at deepcreekhydro.com. If you'd like to see the complete photo essay of the damn's history or other related information, please visit deepcreekhydro.com and click on Photo Essay.

Generator Status: OFF Current Lake Level: 2457.64 Last Status Change: 08/31/2010 10:49 ON Last Reading: 09/03/2010 07:28

(click to enlarge)

Deep Creek Lake News

No excuses

Maryland is one of the state's that opens a voting center prior to election day.

(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:05:32 GMT)
[view article in new window]

Erosion violations halt Garrett County wind project

State environmental officials have halted construction on Maryland's second industrial wind project after finding "numerous" erosion-control violations on the remote Garrett County mountain ridge where an Annapolis-based developer is putting up 20 turbines.

(Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:35:02 GMT)
[view article in new window]

Cities petition for restoration of road funds

Frostburg is among the Maryland cities that have signed a petition asking the governor and the General Assembly to reinstate highway user revenues and police aid funds that have been withheld from municipalities for two years.

(Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:20:53 GMT)
[view article in new window]

Whoa horses

Mike Warnick of Bittinger gives a command to stop to his horses as he pulls their reins tight Sunday during the horse pull event at the 54th annual Garrett County Agriculture Fair.

(Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:17:58 GMT)
[view article in new window]

Freeze coming

Because of the county's hiring freeze, the roads department will be down 18 roads workers through at least spring 2011.

(Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:23:25 GMT)
[view article in new window]

---

© Copyright 2008, Topix
(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:05:32 GMT)

[visit topix.net in new window]