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Smithsburg, Maryland Weather

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Smithsburg weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Smithsburg, MD
Wednesday, June 3 at 8:49 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
29%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Smithsburg, MD
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSmithsburg, MD: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 83°
Smithsburg, MD
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    79°54°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    84°60°+5°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    82°66°-2°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    86°64°+4°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    39%
    78°63°-8°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Foggy
    21%
    72°55°-6°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Partly Cloudy
    10%
    75°49°+3°
Smithsburg, MD
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
356° · backing 137°
Direction
N
356°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 14 @ 12:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 75SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 137° from the n.
Smithsburg, MD
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.5
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.43 inHg
Now
996.5
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 996999
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW999.3996.0996.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Smithsburg, MD
Air quality
46
AQI
Moderate
+16 in 6hPeak ~54 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
113μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 60
UV peak
3.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 60
Smithsburg, MD
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
134.8mi
UNLIMITED
144 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
20:49 UTC ·Smithsburg, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
20:49 UTC ·Smithsburg, MD · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Smithsburg, MD
Satellite · infrared · animated
Smithsburg, MD
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Smithsburg, MD
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:13 AM
Sunrise
5:43 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
1:06 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Smithsburg, MD
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
2:59 AM
Moonset
12:08 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Smithsburg, MD
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Smithsburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 3, 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.

ZIP codes in Smithsburg

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.