Adelphi, Maryland Weather
Adelphi, Maryland — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Adelphi, Prince George's County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Adelphi. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Adelphi is published on the Fort Meade Executive Airport (KFME) page, 20 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 3 airfields within reach of Adelphi have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Adelphi: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (KBWI) 32 km · Martin State Airport (KMTN) 60 km
Conditions reported at KFME describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Adelphi specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Adelphi, Maryland
Adelphi unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, a tapestry of mature trees and manicured lawns that speak of a long-settled existence. It lies 2.4 miles north-west of College Park, MD (from College Park, MD: bearing 310°T), and is situated 8.2 miles north-north-east of Washington. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a soft, humid warmth, a characteristic of the mid-Atlantic, often tinged with the scent of freshly cut grass and the distant hum of traffic. Streets wind with a thoughtful, organic grace, lined by sturdy, well-maintained homes, some bearing the patina of decades, others newer but built with a similar reverence for established neighborhood patterns. The land itself, a verdant expanse, whispers of its agricultural past, its contours still hinting at the fields and pastures that once dominated this place, now largely yielding to the comfortable habitation of its residents. The history of Adelphi is interwoven with the broader narrative of Prince George's County, a region that has seen centuries of transformation from agrarian roots to the bustling suburban embrace of the nation's capital. Its development, like that of many of its neighbors, was spurred by the growing accessibility and demand for residential areas outside the urban core, a trend that accelerated in the mid-20th century. While Adelphi may not boast towering monuments or ancient ruins, its character is shaped by the careful stewardship of its green spaces and the quiet pride its inhabitants take in their established community. The local economy, though now largely integrated into the larger metropolitan area, still carries echoes of its agricultural origins, with remnants of farms and the enduring appeal of its natural beauty serving as a constant, subtle reminder of its heritage.
Live animated radar for Adelphi and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Adelphi, Prince George's County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.003166°N, 76.97192°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20783 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Adelphi, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Adelphi, Maryland, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Adelphi includes coordinates 39.003166°N, 76.971920°W, situated in Prince George's County. ZIP code 20783. Telephone area code: 301, 240. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
