Annapolis Junction, Maryland Weather
Annapolis Junction, Maryland — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Annapolis Junction, Howard County.
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About Annapolis Junction, Maryland
Annapolis Junction rests within the rolling terrain of Howard County, Maryland, where the land gently slopes and then rises, a subtle topography that belies the broader Appalachian foothills to the west. It lies 4.3 miles east-north-east of Laurel, MD (from Laurel, MD: bearing 62°T), and is situated 8.4 miles south-south-east of Columbia. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of damp earth and the faint, sweet perfume of distant pine, a testament to the mixed deciduous and coniferous forests that fringe the developed areas. Fields of corn and soybeans, their stalks a muted gold under the sun, stretch across the cleared land, interspersed with the more manicured greens of residential lawns and the dark, ordered rows of commercial nurseries. The sky overhead often holds a soft, diffused light, an effect of the humid atmosphere, giving the landscape a painterly quality, as if rendered in oils rather than sharp detail. The history of Annapolis Junction is intrinsically tied to the movement of people and goods, its very name speaking to a confluence of routes. For generations, it served as a vital railway hub, a place where journeys converged and diverged, connecting the burgeoning port of Annapolis to the interior. This railway heritage has shaped the local economy, with remnants of its industrial past still visible in the warehousing and logistics operations that now dominate the landscape, a pragmatic continuation of its role as a nexus. While the grand passenger trains are long gone, the functional hum of trucks and the occasional rumble of freight cars still echo the area's enduring purpose as a point of transit and trade, a quiet industriousness that defines Annapolis Junction.
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| Location | Annapolis Junction, Howard County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.128°N, 76.778°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20794, 20701 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Annapolis Junction, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Annapolis Junction, Maryland, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Annapolis Junction includes coordinates 39.128000°N, 76.778000°W, situated in Howard County. ZIP code 20794, 20701. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
