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Cascade lies cradled in a gentle fold of Maryland's western hills, where the land slopes with a soft persistence towards the Potomac River. It lies 13.1 miles east-north-east of Washington, MD (from Washington, MD: bearing 59°T), and is situated 5.6 miles east-south-east of Waynesboro. The air here, especially as the sun begins its descent, carries a certain damp sweetness, a scent of loam and pine needles warmed by the day's lingering heat, and the subtle whisper of wind through the dense stands of oak and maple that flank the narrow valleys. Fields, stitched with the emerald of late summer crops, spread like patchwork quilts across the terrain, broken by the occasional weathered barn and the glint of sunlight off a distant farmhouse window. The rolling topography suggests a land shaped by patient waters, a landscape that exhales a quiet, enduring beauty, where the curve of a hill often reveals another, and the sky feels vast and close at once. The history of Cascade is inextricably linked to the mighty Potomac, a waterway that once served as the lifeblood of commerce and travel, and indeed, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, a monumental feat of engineering, still traces its venerable path nearby, a silent testament to a bygone era of industry. Though the canal’s heyday has passed, the spirit of hard work and connection to the land persists in Cascade’s local economy, which remains rooted in agriculture and small-scale businesses, drawing sustenance from the fertile soil and the enduring allure of the natural surroundings. The region is a quiet haven, a place where the pace of life is measured by the turning of the seasons rather than the ticking of a clock, and where a deep sense of place is felt in the very texture of the earth beneath one's feet.
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| Location | Cascade, Washington County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.710928°N, 77.489434°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21719 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cascade, 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 Cascade includes coordinates 39.710928°N, 77.489434°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 21719. 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. 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.