Is it good to coat in Columbia, MD this week?
A live 7-day go/no-go calendar for epoxy & resin floors in Columbia, built from the local forecast against the 5°F-above-dew-point rule. We lead with the signal a weather app misses: overnight condensation risk.
- Dew margin
- 2.3°F
- Overnight dew
- Watch
- Rain
- 51%
- Window
- —
Rain likely in the 24h cure window (51% chance, ~3.3mm) — it can wash out or mar an uncured coat.
- Dew margin
- 2.2°F
- Overnight dew
- Watch
- Rain
- 3%
- Window
- 11am–4pm
Watch overnight dew — surface comes within 2.2°F of the dew point (margin is 5°F). Time the coat to dry well before evening.
- Dew margin
- -1.4°F
- Overnight dew
- High
- Rain
- 1%
- Window
- —
High condensation risk overnight — surface dips to within -1.4°F of the 59°F dew point (low 56°F, 0% cloud, 2 mph wind). A fresh coat can blush/blister. Stop 4h before dew falls.
- Dew margin
- 2.3°F
- Overnight dew
- Watch
- Rain
- 1%
- Window
- 9am–5pm
Watch overnight dew — surface comes within 2.3°F of the dew point (margin is 5°F). Time the coat to dry well before evening.
- Dew margin
- 9.3°F
- Overnight dew
- Low
- Rain
- 2%
- Window
- 8am–5pm
Clear to coat: temps 64–85°F, RH under 75%, surface stays 9.3°F+ above the dew point, no rain in the cure window.
- Dew margin
- 7.5°F
- Overnight dew
- Low
- Rain
- 14%
- Window
- 8am–5pm
Clear to coat: temps 69–83°F, RH under 81%, surface stays 7.5°F+ above the dew point, no rain in the cure window.
- Dew margin
- 18.9°F
- Overnight dew
- Low
- Rain
- 28%
- Window
- 8am–5pm
Clear to coat: temps 55–62°F, RH under 55%, surface stays 18.9°F+ above the dew point, no rain in the cure window.
- Rain likely in the 24h cure window (51% chance, ~3.3mm) — it can wash out or mar an uncured coat.
- Watch overnight dew — surface comes within 2.3°F of the dew point (margin is 5°F). Time the coat to dry well before evening.
- High humidity (88%, over the 85% mark) slows drying — keep an eye on the cure window.
Hold off. These are forecast numbers — confirm the surface temperature on-site before you start.
Why these thresholds
Installing within 5°F of the dew point causes amine blush / carbamation — a cloudy, greasy, hazed floor. The slab surface temp, not the air, is what counts.
- • Surface temp must stay 5°F above the dew point through application and cure (ASTM D3276 / ISO 8502-42).
- • Air + surface in the 50–86°F band (low-temp lines to 50°F).
- • Humidity under 85%; ideally under 80%.
- • No rain for 24h after application.
- • We use the forecast ground-surface temperature as a surface-temp proxy — confirm on-site with an IR thermometer.
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