Burkittsville, Maryland Weather
Burkittsville, 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 Burkittsville, Frederick County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Burkittsville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Burkittsville is published on the Frederick Municipal Airport (KFDK) page, 22 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. 6 airfields within reach of Burkittsville 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 Burkittsville: Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepherd Field (KMRB) 31 km · Leesburg Executive Airport (KJYO) 36 km · Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (KHGR) 36 km · Montgomery County Airpark (KGAI) 47 km · Gettysburg Regional Airport (KW05) 58 km
Conditions reported at KFDK describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Burkittsville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Burkittsville.
About Burkittsville, Maryland
Burkittsville sits at the edge of the Catoctin Mountains, a place where the rolling hills of Frederick County begin to steepen, hinting at the ruggedness of the Appalachian foothills. It lies 10.4 miles west of Ballenger Creek, MD (from Ballenger Creek, MD: bearing 278°T), and is situated 5.5 miles north of Brunswick. The land here is a mosaic of broad, sun-drenched fields, often quilted with ripening corn or golden hay, that give way to dense woods where ancient oaks and maples stand sentinel. Creeks, swollen with spring rains or dwindled to a whisper in summer's heat, carve shallow paths through the rich, dark soil, their banks often softened by ferns and the dappled shade of overhanging branches. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of turned earth and distant woodsmoke, a quiet testament to the agricultural heart that beats within Burkittsville's modest embrace. The history of Burkittsville is a story whispered by the stone foundations of long-gone farmhouses and the weathered wood of the few remaining 19th-century buildings that line its single main street. Founded in the early days of westward expansion, its economy has long been tied to the fertile land, with farming – particularly dairy and grain – shaping its character for generations. While the larger agricultural operations of the county have shifted, a strong sense of local heritage persists, evident in the community's quiet resilience and the preservation of its rural charm. Even as the wider world presses in, Burkittsville holds onto a distinct identity, a pocket of enduring rural life amidst the ever-changing landscape of Maryland.
Live animated radar for Burkittsville 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 | Burkittsville, Frederick County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.393712°N, 77.628879°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21718, 21755 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Burkittsville, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Burkittsville, 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 Burkittsville includes coordinates 39.393712°N, 77.628879°W, situated in Frederick County. ZIP code 21718, 21755. 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.
