Detour, Maryland Weather
Detour, 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 Detour, Carroll County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Detour. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Detour is published on the Carroll County Regional Jack B Poage Field (KDMW) page, 22 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 Detour 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 Detour: Frederick Municipal Airport (KFDK) 23 km · Gettysburg Regional Airport (KW05) 26 km · Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (KHGR) 41 km · Montgomery County Airpark (KGAI) 49 km · Franklin County Regional Airport (KN68) 52 km
Conditions reported at KDMW describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Detour specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Detour.
About Detour, Maryland
Detour in Carroll County unfolds across a landscape shaped by the patient artistry of water and time, where rolling hills, cloaked in the soft green of summer or the muted golds of autumn, draw the eye towards the horizon. It lies 15.2 miles north-north-east of Frederick, MD (from Frederick, MD: bearing 30°T), and is situated 6.2 miles south-west of Taneytown. The air here carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of sun-warmed soil and distant pine, especially potent in the late afternoon when the sun begins its slow descent, casting long, gentle shadows that stretch across the fields. The terrain, a study in subtle elevation changes, hints at the underlying geology, the land rising and falling with a quiet confidence, a testament to the geological forces that shaped this corner of Maryland. The history of Detour is intrinsically tied to the agricultural heritage of Carroll County, with farms that have sustained generations, their barns standing like weathered sentinels against the sky. The local economy, though not defined by a single industry, finds its pulse in the land, with remnants of a simpler, more agrarian past still evident in the quiet roads and the enduring presence of family homesteads. One might note the distinctive way the light catches the weathered paint of an old farmhouse, or the quiet industry of a farmer tending his crops, a subtle reminder of the enduring connection between the people and the soil they cultivate.
Live animated radar for Detour 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 | Detour, Carroll County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.603988°N, 77.268039°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21757 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Detour, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Detour, 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 Detour includes coordinates 39.603988°N, 77.268039°W, situated in Carroll County. ZIP code 21757. 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.
