Ellerslie, Maryland Weather
Ellerslie, 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 Ellerslie, Allegany County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ellerslie. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ellerslie is published on the Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (KCBE) page, 12 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 Ellerslie 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 Ellerslie: Somerset County Airport (K2G9) 41 km · Bedford County Airport (KHMZ) 46 km · Garrett County Airport (K2G4) 50 km · Potomac Airpark (KW35) 52 km
Conditions reported at KCBE describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ellerslie specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ellerslie.
About Ellerslie, Maryland
Ellerslie rests in a fold of the land, a place where the Appalachian foothills begin their slow, green ascent. It lies 10.9 miles north-west of Allegany, MD (from Allegany, MD: bearing 307°T), and is situated 4.7 miles north of Cumberland. The terrain here is a study in subtle contours, of slopes that don't so much rise as unfurl, carpeted in a dense deciduous forest that shifts from emerald in summer to a fiery tapestry of ochre and crimson in autumn. Clear streams, their beds smoothed by eons of flow, cut through the landscape, their whispers a constant counterpoint to the rustle of leaves. The air, especially after a rain, carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a clean, invigorating perfume that speaks of the surrounding wilderness. Even the sky seems broader here, the clouds moving with a stately, unhurried grace across the wide expanse, casting fleeting shadows that paint the hillsides with shifting patterns of light. The history of Ellerslie is inextricably linked to the railroads that once thrummed through its heart, their iron arteries bringing life and commerce to this remote corner of the county. For generations, the local economy was shaped by the demands of agriculture and the timber industry, the cleared fields and logged hillsides bearing witness to that legacy. Today, remnants of those times can still be found in the weathered barns and the quiet stillness of abandoned sidings, a palpable sense of former industry. While the whistle of the trains has faded for most, a quiet resilience persists, a connection to the land and its cycles that continues to define the character of Ellerslie, a place where the past is not forgotten but is rather a gentle echo in the present.
Live animated radar for Ellerslie 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 | Ellerslie, Allegany County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.720642°N, 78.774186°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21529 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ellerslie, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ellerslie, 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 Ellerslie includes coordinates 39.720642°N, 78.774186°W, situated in Allegany County. ZIP code 21529. 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.
