Betterton, Maryland Weather
Betterton, 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 Betterton, Kent County.
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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.
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| 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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
