Big Spring, Maryland Weather
Big Spring, 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 Big Spring, Baltimore County.
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About Big Spring, Maryland
Big Spring unfolds as a landscape etched by the patient hand of water and earth, where rolling fields, a signature of Baltimore County's undulating terrain, meet the shadowed embrace of mature woodlands. It lies 5.1 miles east-north-east of Reisterstown, MD (from Reisterstown, MD: bearing 69°T), and is situated 9.8 miles north-west of Towson. The air here carries a faint, damp scent, a perennial reminder of the underground springs that give the locality its name, their cool breath rising to mingle with the warmer currents of the upper air. Creeks, like veins of quicksilver, thread their way through the verdant expanse, their banks softened by a verdant growth of ferns and mosses, a quiet testament to the region's generous rainfall. The light, especially in the late afternoon, possesses a peculiar clarity, a polished sheen that seems to illuminate the very texture of the leaves and the weathered bark of ancient oaks, lending a timeless quality to the rural vistas. The history of Big Spring is a story not of grand pronouncements, but of quiet persistence, a narrative woven from the rhythms of agriculture and the steady hum of small industries that once sustained its inhabitants. For generations, the rich soils have yielded their bounty, a tradition carried on by families whose roots run as deep as the springs themselves, their livelihoods tethered to the land's enduring generosity. Though much of the heavy industry has receded, leaving behind only faint whispers in the hushed quiet of abandoned mills or the skeletal remains of forgotten structures, the spirit of enterprise endures, manifesting in smaller workshops and the dedicated work of those who continue to cultivate the earth. The local character of Big Spring is one of understated resilience, a quiet dignity born of close connection to the natural world and a shared understanding of the enduring cycles of growth and renewal.
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| Location | Big Spring, Baltimore County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.495383°N, 76.739975°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21136, 21722 |
| Area Code | 240, 301, 410, 443 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Big Spring, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Big Spring, 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 Big Spring includes coordinates 39.495383°N, 76.739975°W, situated in Baltimore County. ZIP code 21136, 21722. Telephone area code: 240, 301, 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.
