Barton, 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 Barton, Allegany County.
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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.
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| 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 | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
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, 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 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. 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.