Drum Point, Maryland Weather
Drum Point, 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 Drum Point, Calvert County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Drum Point. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Drum Point is published on the Patuxent River Naval Air Station (Trapnell Field) (KNHK) page, 5 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. 3 airfields within reach of Drum Point 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 Drum Point: Naval Outlying Landing Field Webster (KNUI) 20 km · Cambridge Dorchester Airport (KCGE) 42 km
Conditions reported at KNHK describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Drum Point specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Drum Point, Maryland
Drum Point stands as a quiet sentinel where the wide Patuxent River finally yields to the Chesapeake Bay. It lies 15.6 miles north-north-west of Saint Marys, MD (from Saint Marys, MD: bearing 348°T), and is situated 4.4 miles north-north-east of Lexington Park. The land here is low-slung, a gentle curve of marsh grass and scrub oak that hums with the buzz of unseen insects in the humid air. Cypress knees, slick with moisture, punctuate the brackish water's edge, their roots grasping at the dark, silty soil. The sky above is a vast, ever-shifting canvas, often painted with the bruised purples and molten golds of an approaching storm or the soft, diffused light of a sun already weary of the day. Here, the wind carries the scent of salt and decaying vegetation, a primal perfume that speaks of the ceaseless ebb and flow of tides. The history of Drum Point is deeply entwined with the water that defines it, a legacy of fishing and maritime trade that once pulsed through its veins. For generations, the bounty of the Chesapeake sustained families, their livelihoods tied to the oyster beds and the migratory paths of shad and rockfish. Though the grand fleets have long since dispersed, a quiet industry persists, with smaller boats still venturing out from the modest docks, their weathered hulls a testament to countless journeys. The Drum Point Lighthouse, a stoic guardian of these waters, once guided ships through treacherous channels, its beam a comforting promise of safe passage, and now stands as a silent, enduring monument to a bygone era.
Live animated radar for Drum Point 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 | Drum Point, Calvert County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.326791°N, 76.426062°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 Drum Point, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Drum Point, 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 Drum Point includes coordinates 38.326791°N, 76.426062°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.
