Bensville, Maryland Weather
Bensville, 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 Bensville, Charles County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bensville.
About Bensville, Maryland
Bensville rests in a landscape where the gentle slopes of Southern Maryland begin their southward descent towards the Chesapeake Bay, a terrain shaped by the slow, patient work of water. It lies 3.8 miles west of Dorchester, MD (from Dorchester, MD: bearing 261°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north-east of Charles. Here, the air often carries the humid, earthy scent of pine needles and damp soil, particularly after a summer shower, a fragrance that seems to cling to the very skin. Oak and hickory trees, their branches reaching out like ancient arms, form a verdant canopy over winding country roads, their leaves whispering secrets to the passing breeze. In the late afternoon, the sunlight, softened by the haze of the season, casts long, gilded shadows that stretch across fields of ripening corn and soybeans, painting the world in hues of amber and deep green. The history of Bensville is intimately connected to the fertile lands that surround it, lands that once fueled the agricultural heart of Charles County. For generations, tobacco cultivation was the lifeblood of this region, its cultivation and trade shaping the very character of the place and its people. While the grand plantations of yesteryear have largely receded into memory, echoes of that era can still be felt in the enduring rural character of Bensville. The local economy today is a quieter affair, a blend of small-scale farming, burgeoning residential development, and a reliance on the nearby economic centers, yet it retains a distinct sense of place. The quiet hum of tractors in the distance and the familiar sight of weathered barns speak to a continuity of purpose, a grounded existence that values the tangible connection to the land.
Live animated radar for Bensville 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.
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| Location | Bensville, Charles County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.609285°N, 77.012197°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20603 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bensville, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bensville, 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 Bensville includes coordinates 38.609285°N, 77.012197°W, situated in Charles County. ZIP code 20603. 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.
