Cape St. Claire, Maryland Weather
Cape St. Claire, Maryland — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Cape St. Claire, Anne Arundel County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Cape St. Claire. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Cape St. Claire is published on the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (KBWI) page, 24 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. 5 airfields within reach of Cape St. Claire 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 Cape St. Claire: Fort Meade Executive Airport (KFME) 28 km · Martin State Airport (KMTN) 32 km · Weide (Aberdeen Proving Ground) Army Heliport (KEDG) 41 km · Phillips Army Air Field (KAPG) 53 km
Conditions reported at KBWI describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cape St. Claire specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Cape St. Claire, Maryland
Cape St. Claire unfolds along the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, its landscape a gentle embrace of tidal creeks and wooded inlets that whisper of salt and pine. It lies 5.1 miles north-north-east of Annapolis, MD (from Annapolis, MD: bearing 30°T), and is situated 8.4 miles north-east of Anne Arundel. The air here carries a persistent, mild humidity, a constant reminder of the vast water that shapes its rhythm, and the light, particularly as it slants through the mature oak and maple trees in the late afternoon, possesses a soft, golden quality that seems to settle over the modest homes and well-worn docks. The terrain, though not dramatic, offers a subtle topography of low ridges and shallow ravines, each sculpted by the slow persistence of water and wind, and the quiet hum of cicadas in the summer evenings is a familiar, almost comforting, soundtrack to life in this peninsula community. The history of Cape St. Claire is intrinsically tied to the Bay's bounty and the ebb and flow of maritime enterprise, a legacy evident in the weathered pilings and forgotten oyster beds that dot its waterways. Once a place where commercial fishing and crabbing were the lifeblood, the local economy has since diversified, with many residents commuting to nearby centers of government and technology, yet the spirit of the Bay remains. The community itself, established in the mid-20th century, grew from a vision of waterside living, and today, its distinctive character is defined by a strong sense of local pride and a shared appreciation for the natural beauty that surrounds it, from the sandy shores where children build ephemeral castles to the quiet coves that hold the secrets of generations.
Live animated radar for Cape St. Claire 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 | Cape St. Claire, Anne Arundel County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.043166°N, 76.44496°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21409 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cape St. Claire, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cape St. Claire, 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 Cape St. Claire includes coordinates 39.043166°N, 76.444960°W, situated in Anne Arundel County. ZIP code 21409. 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.
