College Park, Maryland Weather
College Park, 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 College Park, Prince George's County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near College Park. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for College Park is published on the College Park Airport (KCGS) page, 1 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 College Park 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 College Park: Joint Base Andrews (KADW) 20 km · Potomac Airfield (KVKX) 26 km · Lee Airport (KANP) 32 km
Conditions reported at KCGS describe the airfield itself. Weather 1 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at College Park specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About College Park, Maryland
College Park unfolds across a gentle Maryland landscape, where broad avenues, lined with mature oaks and maples, carve through a terrain that hints at its past as rolling farmland. It lies 3.1 miles east-north-east of Chillum, MD (from Chillum, MD: bearing 68°T), and is situated 8.0 miles north-east of Washington. The air here, particularly in the humid embrace of summer, carries the faint scent of mown grass and distant honeysuckle, a subtle perfume that clings to the brick buildings and manicured lawns. Its character is that of an academic hub, a place where the youthful energy of students often mingles with the settled routines of longtime residents, creating a unique, lively pulse. The sky, especially at twilight, can cast a soft, diffused light, lending a contemplative mood to the urban-suburban blend. The history of College Park is inextricably bound to the founding of its namesake, the University of Maryland, which has shaped its identity and economy for over a century. This academic institution, a cornerstone of the local landscape, draws a diverse population and fuels a vibrant, if sometimes transient, economy centered around education, research, and student-oriented services. Beyond the university's influence, College Park retains echoes of its agricultural roots, with remnants of older farmhouses sometimes peeking through newer developments, a quiet testament to the land's prior life. The proximity to Washington D.C. also imbues College Park with a sense of connection to national events and political currents, subtly influencing its cultural fabric and the conversations that echo through its leafy streets.
Live animated radar for College Park 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 | College Park, Prince George's County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.980666°N, 76.936919°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20740, 20742, 20741 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This College Park, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for College Park, 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 College Park includes coordinates 38.980666°N, 76.936919°W, situated in Prince George's County. ZIP code 20740, 20742, 20741. 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.
