Sykesville, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sykesville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain47%0.96″88°64°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain79%1.1″85°67°-3°
- MondayJul 6T-storm w/ Hail77%0.47″77°65°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle51%—82°60°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy14%—85°58°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast45%—87°62°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle53%—77°65°-10°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 35 now. With UV 3.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 3.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:10 PM
- Moonset
- 10:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Sykesville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 15865
16-Day Forecast — Sykesville
- Sat88°64°47%
- Sun85°67°79%
- Mon77°65°77%
- Tue82°60°51%
- Wed85°58°14%
- Thu87°62°45%
- Fri77°65°53%
- Sat86°67°38%
- Sun79°63°32%
- Mon75°60°18%
- Tue76°60°18%
- Wed85°64°32%
- Thu90°65°48%
- Fri83°67°45%
- Sat82°67°40%
- Sun85°62°44%
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 — Sykesville
SPC has placed Sykesville 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 Sykesville
- 15865