Dowell, Maryland Weather
Dowell, 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, soil and crop conditions for Dowell, Calvert County.
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About Dowell, Maryland
Dowell unfolds across a landscape shaped by the Chesapeake Bay's influence, a place where the air carries the faint, briny tang of the water and the land itself seems to hold its breath. It lies 17.4 miles north-north-west of Saint Marys, MD (from Saint Marys, MD: bearing 343°T), and is situated 5.5 miles north of Lexington Park. Rolling hills, softened by centuries of cultivation and punctuated by stands of mature oak and pine, descend towards the tidal creeks and inlets that lace the shoreline. The light here, particularly as the sun begins its descent, possesses a unique quality, casting long, honeyed shadows across the fields and lending a quiet luminescence to the weathered clapboard houses that dot the countryside. Here, the quiet hum of insects in the summer heat is the loudest sound, a natural counterpoint to the distant, mournful cry of a lone gull. The history of Dowell is deeply entwined with the maritime traditions and agricultural bounty of Calvert County, its economy long anchored by the fertile soil and the bounty of the Bay. Generations have worked these lands, cultivating tobacco and corn, their livelihoods dependent on the capricious generosity of the seasons and the steady flow of the waterways. Evidence of this past is etched into the very character of the place, in the sturdy, unpretentious farmhouses and the small, weathered piers that still jut out into the brackish waters. While modern life brings its own currents, the enduring spirit of Dowell remains, a quiet testament to resilience and a deep connection to the land and its waters.
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| Location | Dowell, Calvert County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.346235°N, 76.458841°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20629 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dowell, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dowell, 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 Dowell includes coordinates 38.346235°N, 76.458841°W, situated in Calvert County. ZIP code 20629. 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. 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.
