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Pikesville, Maryland Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Pikesville, MD
Saturday, July 4 at 7:08 PM
97
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
99°
Humidity
40%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
1:45 AM
Sunset
4:37 PM
Pikesville, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPikesville, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 3 AM.
L 76°H 97°
Pikesville, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    25%
    99°80°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    59%
    94°75°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    84%
    0.17″
    80°72°-14°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    84%
    0.26″
    87°70°+7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Rain
    34%
    0.08″
    76°66°-11°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    11%
    88°67°+12°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    0.01″
    88°72°
Pikesville, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
148° · backing 60°
Direction
SSE
148°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 4
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 4 · pk 17 @ 4:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 238SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 60° from the sse.
Pikesville, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.4
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.36 inHg
Now
994.4
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993998
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.9993.3994.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Pikesville, MD
Air quality
112
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
+59 in 6h

AQI 112 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 59 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 70. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
10.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
119μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 70. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 70
UV peak
0.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Pikesville, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
73%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
97.4mi
UNLIMITED
117 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
23:08 UTC · Pikesville, 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
23:08 UTC · Pikesville, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pikesville, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pikesville, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pikesville, MD
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:14 AM
Sunrise
1:45 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
4:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pikesville, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
10:59 PM
Moonset
10:11 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pikesville, MD
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pikesville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 25°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: 21208

16-Day Forecast — Pikesville

  1. Sat99°80°25%
  2. Sun94°75°59%
  3. Mon80°72°84%
  4. Tue87°70°84%
  5. Wed76°66°34%
  6. Thu88°67°11%
  7. Fri88°72°43%
  8. Sat88°70°33%
  9. Sun80°68°26%
  10. Mon81°69°18%
  11. Tue85°66°16%
  12. Wed88°67°37%
  13. Thu90°72°45%
  14. Fri89°74°46%
  15. Sat92°72°40%
  16. Sun87°71°46%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, 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 — Pikesville

SPC has placed Pikesville in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
  • TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.

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 Pikesville

  • 21153
  • 21208
  • 21209
  • 21022
  • 21282

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.