Bushwood, Maryland Weather
Bushwood, 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 Bushwood, St. Mary's County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Bushwood. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Bushwood is published on the Patuxent River Naval Air Station (Trapnell Field) (KNHK) page, 32 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. 4 airfields within reach of Bushwood 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 Bushwood: Naval Outlying Landing Field Webster (KNUI) 35 km · Potomac Airfield (KVKX) 52 km · Joint Base Andrews (KADW) 58 km
Conditions reported at KNHK describe the airfield itself. Weather 32 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bushwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bushwood.
About Bushwood, Maryland
Bushwood lies cradled by the soft curves of St. Mary's County, its landscape a gentle undulation of cultivated fields and wooded tracts that spill towards the Potomac River. It lies 9.7 miles south-south-east of Wicomico, MD (from Wicomico, MD: bearing 147°T), and is situated 7.8 miles west of Leonardtown. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of late summer, carries the mingled scents of sun-baked earth and the distant, briny tang of the Chesapeake Bay. Broadleaf trees, their canopies thick with the green of abundant life, cast dappled shadows across winding country lanes, hinting at the quiet seclusion that defines this corner of Southern Maryland. The land itself, a rich, dark loam, seems to hold the memory of seasons past, yielding its bounty with a patient generosity to those who work it. The history of Bushwood is intrinsically tied to the fertile soil and the waterways that have long served as arteries of commerce and connection. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood of this locality, with tobacco once holding sway, its cultivation shaping the very architecture of the early homesteads and the patterns of life. Today, while farming persists, its character has diversified, encompassing a broader range of crops and a more modern approach to land management. The proximity to the Potomac means that the rhythm of Bushwood is subtly influenced by the ebb and flow of tides and the occasional passage of boats, a constant reminder of its place within a larger, watery world. The quietude of Bushwood belies a history of diligent labor and a deep-rooted connection to the land, a character that endures in the unhurried pace of its present-day existence.
Live animated radar for Bushwood 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 | Bushwood, St. Mary's County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.296517°N, 76.779134°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20618 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bushwood, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bushwood, 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 Bushwood includes coordinates 38.296517°N, 76.779134°W, situated in St. Mary's County. ZIP code 20618. 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. 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.
