Pleasant Hills, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Pleasant Hills weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Snow Shwrs44%0.19″100°77°—
- SundayJul 5Showers60%0.16″93°74°-7°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle85%—83°68°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers85%0.01″71°67°-12°
- WednesdayJul 8Foggy33%—73°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle14%—90°65°+17°
- FridayJul 10Overcast45%—89°72°-1°
AQI 79 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 49. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~77%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 1h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:22 PM
- Moonset
- 11:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Pleasant Hills at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Pleasant Hills
- Sat100°77°44%
- Sun93°74°60%
- Mon83°68°85%
- Tue71°67°85%
- Wed73°65°33%
- Thu90°65°14%
- Fri89°72°45%
- Sat82°66°36%
- Sun78°65°27%
- Mon83°60°17%
- Tue86°63°16%
- Wed85°65°37%
- Thu86°63°45%
- Fri89°63°46%
- Sat86°69°40%
- Sun87°69°46%
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 — Pleasant Hills
SPC has placed Pleasant Hills 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 Pleasant Hills
- 21085
- 21087
- 21047
- 21018