Chance, Maryland Weather
Chance, 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 Chance, Somerset County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Chance. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Chance is published on the Crisfield-Somerset County Airport (KW41) 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 Chance 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 Chance: Tangier Island Airport (KTGI) 39 km · Cambridge Dorchester Airport (KCGE) 42 km · Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport (KSBY) 42 km · Naval Outlying Landing Field Webster (KNUI) 43 km · Patuxent River Naval Air Station (Trapnell Field) (KNHK) 43 km
Conditions reported at KW41 describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Chance specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Chance.
About Chance, Maryland
Chance lies low and wide, a place where the land seems to sigh towards the water, its flatness broken only by the gentle swell of fields and the stoic silhouettes of ancient oaks. It lies 22.7 miles south-west of Salisbury, MD (from Salisbury, MD: bearing 235°T), and is situated 8.2 miles south-west of Mount Vernon. The air here carries the damp, earthy perfume of the Chesapeake's edge, a scent that clings to everything like the persistent humidity of summer. Long, straight roads, edged with a riot of Queen Anne's lace and Queen's delight in their season, stretch out under a sky that often feels vast and luminous, especially as dusk bleeds across the horizon, painting the marsh grasses in hues of apricot and rose. The few scattered houses, many of them weathered clapboard structures with wide porches, seem to lean into the landscape, content in their quiet existence, their windows reflecting the slow passage of clouds. The story of Chance is deeply entwined with the water that shapes its very being. Once a vital hub for the oyster and crabbing industries, its economy still echoes with the ghosts of busy docks and bustling seafood houses, though the bounty of the bay has shifted with the tides of time and environmental change. Today, agriculture remains a steady heartbeat, with fields of corn and soybeans stretching as far as the eye can see, their emerald and gold hues a testament to the rich, dark soil. The legacy of generations who coaxed a living from this fertile ground is palpable, a quiet resilience that permeates the local character. While grand historical monuments are absent, the very land itself holds the memory of its past, the quiet hum of boats on the nearby waterways a constant reminder of Chance's enduring connection to the Chesapeake.
Live animated radar for Chance 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 | Chance, Somerset County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.172067°N, 75.941044°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21821 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chance, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chance, 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 Chance includes coordinates 38.172067°N, 75.941044°W, situated in Somerset County. ZIP code 21821. 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.
