Sharptown, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sharptown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast19%—102°81°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast11%—98°78°-4°
- MondayJul 6Showers76%0.02″93°73°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Showers76%0.01″91°72°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers37%0.01″79°68°-12°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy——91°67°+12°
- FridayJul 10Overcast37%—99°74°+8°
AQI 101 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 49 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 98 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 98 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 98
- UV peak
- 2.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 98
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 13.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h 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
- 10:54 PM
- Moonset
- 10:08 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Sharptown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 27°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 21861
16-Day Forecast — Sharptown
- Sat102°81°19%
- Sun98°78°11%
- Mon93°73°76%
- Tue91°72°76%
- Wed79°68°37%
- Thu91°67°9%
- Fri99°74°37%
- Sat98°75°37%
- Sun87°72°26%
- Mon78°68°20%
- Tue89°68°16%
- Wed92°73°42%
- Thu92°71°43%
- Fri92°72°39%
- Sat97°72°32%
- Sun95°78°38%
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 — Sharptown
SPC has placed Sharptown 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 Sharptown
- 21861