Betterton, Maryland Weather
Betterton, 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 Betterton, Kent County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Betterton. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Betterton is published on the Phillips Army Air Field (KAPG) page, 14 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. 5 airfields within reach of Betterton 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 Betterton: Weide (Aberdeen Proving Ground) Army Heliport (KEDG) 20 km · Harford County Airport (K0W3) 25 km · Martin State Airport (KMTN) 31 km · Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (KBWI) 56 km
Conditions reported at KAPG describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Betterton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Betterton.
About Betterton, Maryland
Betterton rests on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, its landscape a gentle sigh of coastal Maryland, where the land dips and rises in soft, green swells towards the shimmering water. It lies 15.6 miles south-south-west of Cecil, MD (from Cecil, MD: bearing 203°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north-north-east of Kent. The air here carries the tang of salt and the distant murmur of passing boats, a constant reminder of the bay's influence. Oak and pine trees, gnarled by sea winds, stand sentinel over quiet lanes, their branches often laden with the soft, diffused light of an afternoon sun. The shoreline itself is a mosaic of sandy stretches and marshy inlets, where egrets stalk with regal patience and the water laps with a rhythmic persistence, a soundtrack to the unhurried days. This was once a bustling resort town, a place where city dwellers sought refuge from the summer heat, arriving by steamboat to enjoy the cool breezes and the promise of a simple, restorative holiday. Though those grand hotels are now a memory, the echo of that past lingers in the architectural bones of some of the older homes, their wide porches and soaring windows hinting at a more glamorous era. Today, Betterton’s economy is woven more closely with the bay’s bounty, with fishing and crabbing still a vital part of its character, their weathered boats dotting the marinas like resting seabirds. The fishing pier, a simple structure jutting into the bay, remains a focal point, a place where generations have cast their lines, their hopes and their quiet contemplations into the deep, blue expanse.
Live animated radar for Betterton 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 | Betterton, Kent County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.365945°N, 76.06217°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21610 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Betterton, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Betterton, 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 Betterton includes coordinates 39.365945°N, 76.062170°W, situated in Kent County. ZIP code 21610. 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.
