Cardiff, Maryland Weather
Cardiff, 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 Cardiff, Harford County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Cardiff. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Cardiff is published on the Baublitz Commercial Airport (K9W8) page, 20 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 Cardiff 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 Cardiff: Harford County Airport (K0W3) 20 km · Shoestring Aviation Airfield (K0P2) 28 km · Phillips Army Air Field (KAPG) 32 km · Weide (Aberdeen Proving Ground) Army Heliport (KEDG) 36 km · Martin State Airport (KMTN) 44 km
Conditions reported at K9W8 describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cardiff specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cardiff.
About Cardiff, Maryland
Cardiff, Maryland, unfolds across a landscape where the rolling hills of the Piedmont begin their gentle descent towards the Chesapeake Bay watershed. It lies 9.3 miles north of Harford, MD (from Harford, MD: bearing 9°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north-north-east of Forest Hill. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, earthy sweetness, a mix of damp soil and the distant, unseen bloom of wild honeysuckle that clings to the fencerows. Fields of corn and soybeans, their stalks in various stages of their seasonal journey, stretch out in broad swathes, punctuated by the dark, verdant punctuation of deciduous woodlands. The terrain, though not dramatic, possesses a quiet resilience, its contours shaped by millennia of rainfall and the slow, persistent work of unseen watercourses that thread their way through the land, eventually finding their path to larger rivers. Even on a clear day, a softness often imbues the light, lending a subtle, almost dreamlike quality to the edges of the forests and the distant haze that softens the horizon. The history of Cardiff is intrinsically linked to the rich mineral deposits that once defined its economy, particularly its granite quarries, which supplied stone for significant structures across the region and beyond. For generations, the rhythmic clang of hammers and the rumble of machinery were the soundtrack to life here, a testament to the enduring labor that shaped both the land and its people. Though the large-scale quarrying has largely ceased, the legacy of this industrial past remains, visible in the stone foundations of older homes and the occasional, weathered outcropping that hints at the earth's hidden treasures. The local economy now finds its footing in a blend of agriculture, small businesses, and residents who commute to larger employment centers, yet a distinct character persists, a quiet pride in its hardworking roots and the enduring beauty of its natural surroundings.
Live animated radar for Cardiff 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 | Cardiff, Harford County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.717327°N, 76.337737°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21160 |
| Area Code | 240, 301 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cardiff, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cardiff, 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 Cardiff includes coordinates 39.717327°N, 76.337737°W, situated in Harford County. ZIP code 21160. Telephone area code: 240, 301. 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.
