California, Maryland Weather
California, 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 California, St. Mary's County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near California. Tide source:
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for California.
About California, Maryland
California, a tranquil corner of St. Mary's County, Maryland, presents a landscape of gentle contours where the rich, dark earth yields to the whisper of the Chesapeake Bay’s influence. It lies 15.5 miles north-north-west of Saint Marys, MD (from Saint Marys, MD: bearing 330°T), and is situated 3.7 miles north-west of Lexington Park. Fields of emerald green, often rippling with ripening corn or soybeans, stretch towards the hazy horizon, punctuated by stands of mature oak and pine. The air itself carries a distinct salinity, a constant reminder of the proximity to tidal waters, and in the late afternoon, a golden light bathes the scattered farmhouses and weathered barns, lending a quiet dignity to the scene. Small creeks, their banks often fringed with cattails, meander through the terrain, eventually finding their way to the broader waterways that define this part of the Delmarva Peninsula. This stretch of Maryland's coast has long been shaped by its connection to the water and the land, its economy historically tied to agriculture and the bounty of the Chesapeake. The enduring presence of family farms, some cultivated for generations, speaks to a deep-rooted connection to the soil, while the ghost of earlier industries, perhaps oyster houses or fishing operations, can still be sensed on the breeze. While not a hub of grand monuments, California holds a quiet significance as a place where the rhythms of rural life persist, where the day often begins with the crow of a rooster and ends with the soft glow of porch lights against the encroaching twilight, a testament to enduring, unpretentious living.
Live animated radar for California 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.
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| Location | California, St. Mary's County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.300403°N, 76.507454°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21801, 20653 |
| Area Code | 410, 443, 301, 240 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This California, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for California, 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 California includes coordinates 38.300403°N, 76.507454°W, situated in St. Mary's County. ZIP code 21801, 20653. Telephone area code: 410, 443, 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. 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.
