Eldorado, Maryland Weather
Eldorado, 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 Eldorado, Dorchester County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Eldorado. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Eldorado is published on the Cambridge Dorchester Airport (KCGE) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Eldorado 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 Eldorado: Easton Airport / Newnam Field (KESN) 34 km · Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport (KSBY) 36 km · Delaware Coastal Airport (KGED) 39 km · Ridgely Airpark (KRJD) 43 km
Conditions reported at KCGE describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Eldorado specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Eldorado.
About Eldorado, Maryland
Eldorado sits low and wide, a collection of weathered buildings gathered near where the land softens into the marshes of the Eastern Shore. It lies 18.5 miles north-north-west of Salisbury, MD (from Salisbury, MD: bearing 326°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south of Federalsburg. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and the distant, saline breath of the Chesapeake Bay, a constant reminder of the water's proximity. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out, their green stalks swaying in the persistent breeze, broken only by the occasional cluster of pines or the dark, still water of a drainage ditch reflecting the vast, often cloud-streaked sky. A quiet stillness pervades Eldorado, an almost palpable sense of patience in the way the sunlight lingers on the clapboard houses and the broad, unhurried movement of clouds overhead. The history of Eldorado is deeply entwined with the agricultural heart of Dorchester County, its economy built upon the fertile soil that yields bountiful crops. Generations have worked this land, their lives marked by the changing seasons and the steady rhythm of planting and harvest. The waterways, once crucial for transporting goods and people, now offer a different kind of bounty, with local fishing and crabbing industries still holding a significant place in the town's character. While grand historical monuments are absent, the enduring presence of the old farmhouses and the quiet diligence of its residents speak to a long and continuous story, a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of this corner of Maryland.
Live animated radar for Eldorado 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 | Eldorado, Dorchester County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.584282°N, 75.7891°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21659 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Eldorado, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Eldorado, 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 Eldorado includes coordinates 38.584282°N, 75.789100°W, situated in Dorchester County. ZIP code 21659. 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.
