Chestertown, Maryland Weather
Chestertown, Maryland — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Chestertown, Kent County.
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About Chestertown, Maryland
Chestertown rests on the banks of the Chester River, a waterway that has long dictated its pulse. It lies 13.1 miles north-north-east of Queen Annes, MD (from Queen Annes, MD: bearing 16°T), and is situated 5.6 miles south-east of Kent. The land here, a gentle swell of Eastern Shore terrain, breathes a humid, salt-tinged air, especially in the long, languid afternoons of summer when sunlight, thick as honey, pools on the weathered clapboard of its historic homes. Oak trees, ancient and stoic, cast long shadows across manicured lawns, their branches heavy with a stillness that feels older than memory. The river itself, a broad, sinuous artery, reflects the sky in shades of bruised purple and pale gold as evening descends, carrying the faint scent of brine and the distant cry of gulls. Life in Chestertown unfolds at a pace dictated by the tides and the slow turning of the seasons, a quiet dignity in its very being. The legacy of Chestertown is deeply intertwined with its maritime past, a hub for trade and shipbuilding that once echoed with the clamor of commerce. Its handsome brick buildings, many from the 18th century, stand as silent witnesses to generations of merchants and mariners. Today, the economy still draws from the bounty of the surrounding farms and the Chesapeake Bay, with agriculture and aquaculture playing significant roles, though the days of grand schooners lining the docks are now a memory. Washington College, a venerable institution of higher learning, imbues the town with a youthful intellectual current, its students a visible presence in the quiet streets. Festivals and local events, often celebrating the region's agricultural heritage or its connection to the water, punctuate the year, drawing visitors who come to appreciate the unpretentious beauty and the palpable sense of history that defines Chestertown.
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| Location | Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.208999°N, 76.066613°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21620, 21690 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Chestertown, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chestertown, 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 Chestertown includes coordinates 39.208999°N, 76.066613°W, situated in Kent County. ZIP code 21620, 21690. 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.
