Taneytown, Maryland Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Taneytown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Showers64%1.5″93°72°—
- MondayJul 6Showers45%0.20″83°72°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Rain50%0.19″72°64°-11°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle28%0.04″73°63°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle56%—89°67°+16°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle38%0.01″84°68°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast27%—83°67°-1°
AQI 78 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 46 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 96 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 96 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 96
- UV peak
- 1.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 96
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:26 PM
- Moonset
- 11:18 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Taneytown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°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
- Sun93°72°64%
- Mon83°72°45%
- Tue72°64°50%
- Wed73°63°28%
- Thu89°67°56%
- Fri84°68°38%
- Sat83°67°27%
- Sun80°67°25%
- Mon87°66°23%
- Tue70°63°13%
- Wed76°65°14%
- Thu79°63°26%
- Fri84°64°27%
- Sat84°64°29%
- Sun80°65°23%
- Mon72°66°25%
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 — Taneytown
SPC has placed Taneytown 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 Taneytown
- 21787