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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 2:38 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
89%
Wind
4 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 71 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 41% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 71°H 95°
Adamstown, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    41%
    95°71°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Rain
    79%
    0.17″
    90°72°-5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    79%
    78°69°-12°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    50%
    0.06″
    73°68°-5°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    91°68°+18°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    54%
    84°70°-7°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    29%
    85°65°+1°
Adamstown, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
189° · backing 162°
Direction
S
189°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 5 · pk 21 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 198SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Adamstown, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.8
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.58 inHg
Now
1001.8
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-2.2
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-24hNOW1004.61000.11002.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Adamstown, MD
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
-22 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 22 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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
10.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
43μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.1 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
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
30.0mi
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
06:38 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
06:38 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
5:18 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
75% 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: 73°F — typical for the season
  • 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°71°41%
  2. Mon90°72°79%
  3. Tue78°69°79%
  4. Wed73°68°50%
  5. Thu91°68°29%
  6. Fri84°70°54%
  7. Sat85°65°29%
  8. Sun80°69°18%
  9. Mon84°67°14%
  10. Tue87°63°14%
  11. Wed86°65°18%
  12. Thu95°68°29%
  13. Fri88°67°32%
  14. Sat89°69°35%
  15. Sun89°69°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 today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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.