Bel Air, Maryland Weather
Bel Air, 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 Bel Air, Allegany County.
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About Bel Air, Maryland
Bel Air unfolds with a quiet dignity, its landscape a gentle embrace of rolling terrain where broad fields of emerald green give way to the deeper hues of hardwood forests. It lies 13.2 miles west-south-west of Allegany, MD (from Allegany, MD: bearing 254°T), and is situated 7.2 miles south-west of Cumberland. The air here, especially as the sun dips below the western ridges, carries a crispness that hints at the nearby Appalachian foothills, a subtle coolness that breathes life into the late afternoon. The roads, often lined with mature trees whose branches form leafy archways, invite a slower pace, a contemplative journey through a countryside that feels both familiar and enduring. The very texture of the land, a rich, dark loam, promises fertile bounty, while the distant murmur of water suggests unseen streams threading their way through the hollows. This is a place shaped by generations of agricultural endeavor, where the legacy of farming is still very much alive, evident in the well-tended pastures and the occasional glint of a silo against the sky. Bel Air boasts a history rooted in the early days of Maryland's development, a testament to the resilience and foresight of its founders who recognized the land's potential. The local economy, though diversified, retains a strong connection to its agrarian past, with markets and farm stands offering the season's fresh produce. Beyond the fields, one finds a community that values its heritage, a character reflected in its historic architecture and the unhurried rhythm of its daily life, a place where the past and present coexist with a natural grace.
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| Location | Bel Air, Allegany County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.573145°N, 78.849744°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21502, 21014 |
| Area Code | 410, 443, 240, 301 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bel Air, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bel Air, 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 Bel Air includes coordinates 39.573145°N, 78.849744°W, situated in Allegany County. ZIP code 21502, 21014. Telephone area code: 410, 443, 240, 301. 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.
