Andrews AFB, Maryland Weather
Andrews AFB, Maryland — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Andrews AFB, Prince George's County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Andrews AFB. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Andrews AFB is published on the Joint Base Andrews (KADW) page, 2 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. 4 airfields within reach of Andrews AFB 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 Andrews AFB: Potomac Airfield (KVKX) 8 km · College Park Airport (KCGS) 21 km · Lee Airport (KANP) 32 km
Conditions reported at KADW describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Andrews AFB specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Andrews AFB.
About Andrews AFB, Maryland
Andrews AFB unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, a verdant expanse where broad skies meet the soft earth of Prince George's County. It lies 2.3 miles north-north-east of Clinton, MD (from Clinton, MD: bearing 20°T), and is situated 3.9 miles east-north-east of Prince Georges. The air here, especially in the late afternoons of a Maryland summer, carries a humid sweetness, a scent of sun-baked grass and distant pine. The land, a patchwork of manicured greens and the darker, richer tones of wooded areas, often seems to hold its breath under the vast, pale blue dome of the sky. The character of Andrews AFB is one of purposeful order, a place where straight lines and open spaces suggest a larger design, yet where the natural world asserts its presence in the rustling of leaves and the occasional flash of a cardinal's red wing. This place, Andrews AFB, carries the weight of its history as a vital hub for military aviation, a legacy deeply interwoven with the nation's defense. Its economy, intrinsically linked to its primary function, hums with the quiet efficiency of a well-oiled machine, supporting a community shaped by the rhythms of service and deployment. The very soil here has seen countless aircraft ascend, their engines a powerful symphony against the backdrop of the Maryland countryside, a sound that has become as much a part of the local character as the gentle sway of the trees. The proximity to the nation's capital has always lent Andrews AFB a certain gravitas, a sense of being on the periphery of significant events, a silent sentinel contributing to the broader narrative of American progress.
Live animated radar for Andrews AFB 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 | Andrews AFB, Prince George's County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.79652°N, 76.883626°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20762, 20735 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Andrews AFB, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Andrews AFB, 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 Andrews AFB includes coordinates 38.796520°N, 76.883626°W, situated in Prince George's County. ZIP code 20762, 20735. 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.
