Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Maryland Weather
Chesapeake Ranch Estates, 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 Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Calvert County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Chesapeake Ranch Estates. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Chesapeake Ranch Estates is published on the Patuxent River Naval Air Station (Trapnell Field) (KNHK) page, 7 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. 4 airfields within reach of Chesapeake Ranch Estates 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 Chesapeake Ranch Estates: Naval Outlying Landing Field Webster (KNUI) 22 km · Cambridge Dorchester Airport (KCGE) 40 km · Easton Airport / Newnam Field (KESN) 59 km
Conditions reported at KNHK describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Chesapeake Ranch Estates specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Maryland
Chesapeake Ranch Estates unfolds as a sprawling tapestry of woodlands and open fields, where the air carries the salty tang of the nearby Chesapeake Bay, a constant reminder of its coastal proximity. It lies 16.9 miles north of Saint Marys, MD (from Saint Marys, MD: bearing 350°T), and is situated 5.8 miles north-north-east of Lexington Park. Gentle slopes, cloaked in a verdant mosaic of mature oaks and pines, give way to sun-drenched clearings that hint at former pastures. The landscape here breathes with a quiet resilience, a place where the wildness of nature still holds sway, punctuated by the occasional, well-maintained residence, each seeming to possess its own private dominion of sky and soil. The light, particularly in the late afternoon, casts long, buttery shadows that stretch across the land, lending a painterly quality to the scene as the day begins its slow descent. This area of Calvert County, Maryland, has long been shaped by the ebb and flow of the Bay’s influence, fostering a local economy historically tied to agriculture and the bounty of the water. Though the grand plantations of yesteryear are now largely historical footnotes, the spirit of self-sufficiency and a deep connection to the land persist. Chesapeake Ranch Estates itself, conceived in a more recent era, offers a unique blend of rural living with a nod to the area’s equestrian heritage, evident in the presence of stables and riding trails that meander through its wooded expanses. The community’s character is one of quiet independence, a place where neighbors might wave from a distance, their lives unfolding at a pace dictated by the seasons and the rhythm of the tides, a far cry from the clamor of more urbanized locales.
Live animated radar for Chesapeake Ranch Estates 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 | Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Calvert County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.346235°N, 76.417728°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20657 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chesapeake Ranch Estates, 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 Chesapeake Ranch Estates includes coordinates 38.346235°N, 76.417728°W, situated in Calvert County. ZIP code 20657. Telephone area code: 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. 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.
