Smithsburg, Maryland Weather
Solstice approaches — longest light. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Smithsburg weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Drizzle50%0.03″74°63°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast——78°56°+4°
- WednesdayJun 17Light Drizzle11%—81°58°+3°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm37%—81°66°0°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle35%—77°60°-4°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——73°56°-4°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle18%0.04″71°55°-2°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 around 1 PM.
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 33 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 18 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 5.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 18
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:43 AM
- Moonset
- 8:54 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Solstice approaches — longest light
Smithsburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Smithsburg
- Mon74°63°50%
- Tue78°56°2%
- Wed81°58°11%
- Thu81°66°37%
- Fri77°60°35%
- Sat73°56°5%
- Sun71°55°18%
- Mon63°59°39%
- Tue74°58°39%
- Wed76°55°17%
- Thu78°56°25%
- Fri79°56°32%
- Sat84°62°20%
- Sun90°68°24%
- Mon94°71°32%
- Tue87°71°30%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Smithsburg
SPC has placed Smithsburg in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Smithsburg
- 21783