Barton, Maryland Weather
Barton, 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 Barton, Allegany County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Barton. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Barton is published on the Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (KCBE) page, 24 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 Barton 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 Barton: Garrett County Airport (K2G4) 28 km · Somerset County Airport (K2G9) 56 km
Conditions reported at KCBE describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Barton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Barton.
About Barton, Maryland
Barton rests in the embrace of Allegany County's rolling terrain, a place where the Potomac River's broad, languid sweep often dictates the mood of the landscape. It lies 14.8 miles east of Garrett, MD (from Garrett, MD: bearing 100°T), and is situated 6.6 miles north-north-west of Keyser. The hills here are not so much mountains as deeply folded earth, cloaked in the muted greens and browns of deciduous forests that soften into a hazy blue on the distant ridges. Main Street, a quiet artery, hums with a modest vitality, its storefronts reflecting the slow passage of days, and the air often carries the clean, damp scent of the river, mingling with the fainter, earthy aroma of the surrounding woodlands, especially after a summer rain. The economic life of Barton has long been tied to the bounty of the land and the veins of coal that once pulsed beneath it. Though the era of deep mining has largely passed, leaving behind a legacy of weathered structures and a quiet resilience in the local character, the river continues to offer a connection to the wider world, a ribbon of commerce and recreation that has sustained Barton through changing times. The town, with its modest homes and community spirit, feels like a well-worn quilt, each patch telling a story of generations who found their livelihood and their peace in this corner of Western Maryland, where the sky at dusk often paints the western hills in hues of rose and amethyst.
Live animated radar for Barton 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 | Barton, Allegany County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.530646°N, 79.017528°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21521 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Barton, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Barton, 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 Barton includes coordinates 39.530646°N, 79.017528°W, situated in Allegany County. ZIP code 21521. Telephone area code: 410, 443. 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.
