Taneytown, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Taneytown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain33%0.13″98°77°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle44%0.03″94°76°-4°
- MondayJul 6Light Showers86%0.07″82°70°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm85%1.6″85°67°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Showers32%0.06″77°66°-8°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—88°65°+11°
- FridayJul 10Overcast44%—86°68°-2°
AQI 88 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 35 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 80. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~72%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 80. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~72%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 80
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.8 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:01 PM
- Moonset
- 10:12 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Taneytown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 25°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 21787
16-Day Forecast — Taneytown
- Sat98°77°33%
- Sun94°76°44%
- Mon82°70°86%
- Tue85°67°85%
- Wed77°66°32%
- Thu88°65°12%
- Fri86°68°44%
- Sat88°67°29%
- Sun78°64°27%
- Mon81°66°16%
- Tue85°61°16%
- Wed88°61°35%
- Thu91°66°46%
- Fri88°69°46%
- Sat92°69°40%
- Sun87°69°52%
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 — Taneytown
SPC has placed Taneytown in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight 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 Taneytown
- 21787