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Adamstown, Maryland Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Adamstown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Adamstown, MD
Sunday, July 5 at 12:31 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
87%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:49 AM
Sunset
4:39 PM
Adamstown, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAdamstown, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 43% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 72°H 95°
Adamstown, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    43%
    95°72°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    79%
    0.17″
    90°72°-5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Showers
    79%
    0.10″
    77°68°-13°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    0.02″
    75°66°-2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    29%
    94°66°+19°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    93°71°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    29%
    84°68°-9°
Adamstown, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
115° · backing 83°
Direction
ESE
115°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 · pk 21 @ 6:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3311SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 83° from the ese.
Adamstown, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.9
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.62 inHg
Now
1002.9
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.61000.11002.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Adamstown, MD
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
-36 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 36 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
56μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Adamstown, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
32.0mi
UNLIMITED
123 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
04:31 UTC · Adamstown, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
04:31 UTC · Adamstown, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Adamstown, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Adamstown, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Adamstown, MD
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:17 AM
Sunrise
1:49 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
4:39 PM
Civil dusk
9:13 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Adamstown, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:27 PM
Moonset
11:20 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Adamstown, MD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Adamstown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 21710

15-Day Forecast — Adamstown

  1. Sun95°72°49%
  2. Mon90°72°79%
  3. Tue77°68°79%
  4. Wed75°66°50%
  5. Thu94°66°29%
  6. Fri93°71°54%
  7. Sat84°68°29%
  8. Sun82°64°18%
  9. Mon85°58°14%
  10. Tue90°59°14%
  11. Wed86°64°18%
  12. Thu90°61°29%
  13. Fri92°64°32%
  14. Sat91°69°35%
  15. Sun86°68°53%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Adamstown

SPC has placed Adamstown in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Adamstown

  • 21710

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.