East Riverdale, Maryland Weather
East Riverdale, 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 East Riverdale, Prince George's County.
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About East Riverdale, Maryland
East Riverdale unfolds as a landscape of gentle slopes and broad avenues, where the encroaching suburban sprawl has softened the edges of a once more defined rural character. It lies 1.5 miles south-south-east of College Park, MD (from College Park, MD: bearing 148°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north-east of Washington. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of summer, carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening honeysuckle and the distant hum of traffic on arterial roads, a constant reminder of its proximity to larger centers. Mature trees, relics of older plantings, still line many streets, offering a dappled shade that softens the midday glare and creates pockets of cool respite. The terrain, a mosaic of manicured lawns and patches of denser, wilder growth in less developed corners, hints at the land’s former life, a place where fields once stretched and streams meandered with less constraint. The history of East Riverdale is a story of transition, from agricultural roots to its current identity as a bustling residential and commercial hub within Prince George's County. The land itself, once part of larger plantations, witnessed the ebb and flow of generations, its fertile soil supporting crops and its quietude offering a refuge. Today, the local economy is largely driven by retail, services, and its role as a dormitory community for those working in nearby government and business districts, though pockets of small businesses and independent shops still lend a distinct local flavor. The Anacostia River, a defining waterway, flows nearby, its banks a testament to the ongoing efforts to balance development with environmental stewardship, and its presence shapes the very feel of the land, a constant, subtle murmur beneath the daily routines of East Riverdale.
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| Location | East Riverdale, Prince George's County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.962055°N, 76.921918°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20737, 20781 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This East Riverdale, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for East Riverdale, 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 East Riverdale includes coordinates 38.962055°N, 76.921918°W, situated in Prince George's County. ZIP code 20737, 20781. 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.
