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This is the current conditions weather report for Pocomoke City. The report was made 57 minutes ago, at 01:54 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 8 miles per hour / 13 kilometers per hour from the southwest (210°). The temperature was 45°F / 7°C, with a dew-point at 45°F / 7°C. The temperature felt like 41°F / 5°C. The atmospheric pressure was 29.94 inHg / 1015 hPa. The relative humidity was 81%. The skies were partly cloudy.

Pocomoke City, dubbed "the friendliest town on the Eastern Shore", is a city in Worcester County, Maryland, United States. The population was 4,098 at the 2000 census. Today, Pocomoke has a population of over 4000 residents, one of the larger municipalities on the Lower Shore. It is also a large commercial hub, having an industrial center, retail outlets, cultural centers with its historic downtown, a museum, and scenic waterfront that includes a drawbridge, cycling and walking trails, parks and public docking facilities.

Two large events, the Cypress Festival and the Great Pocomoke Fair, bring together much of the city and surrounding areas. The Cypress Festival is held yearly in June in celebration of the Pocomoke River Swamp which (along with the Battle Creek Swamp of Maryland's Calvert County) is the northernmost baldcypress swamp in the United States. Rides, vendor booths, live music, and fireworks make this event one of the liveliest in the city. In August of every year, the Great Pocomoke Fair is held, featuring rides, tractor pulls, horse racing, and other traditional fair events.

Pocomoke City is located at 38.068904, -75.561718. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.5 km² (3.3 mi²). 7.9 km² (3.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (7.60%) is water.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.5% under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 83.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.7 males.

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