Ellicott City, Maryland Weather
Ellicott City, 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 Ellicott City, Howard County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ellicott City. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ellicott City is published on the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (KBWI) page, 15 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 Ellicott City 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 Ellicott City: Fort Meade Executive Airport (KFME) 20 km · Martin State Airport (KMTN) 34 km · Weide (Aberdeen Proving Ground) Army Heliport (KEDG) 46 km · Phillips Army Air Field (KAPG) 58 km
Conditions reported at KBWI describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ellicott City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Ellicott City, Maryland
Ellicott City rises from rolling hills, a place where the Patapsco River has long dictated the landscape. It lies 2.1 miles west-north-west of Ilchester, MD (from Ilchester, MD: bearing 302°T), and is situated 9.0 miles east of Howard. The terrain is a series of sharp inclines and sudden descents, particularly in the historic district, where stone buildings cling to the steep slopes overlooking the water. Mature trees, remnants of the forests that once blanketed the region, cast long shadows across the winding streets, and the air often carries the humid scent of damp earth and blooming dogwood. This is a landscape that demands attention, where the eye is drawn upward to the sturdy brickwork of old houses or downward to the churning, dark waters of the river. The founding of Ellicott City is deeply tied to its geography, specifically the power of the Patapsco, which drove the mills that were the town's economic engine for centuries. German immigrants, drawn by the promise of work, established gristmills and sawmills here, their labor shaping the very character of the settlement. Later, the arrival of the B&O Railroad brought a new wave of prosperity, transforming Ellicott City into a vital transportation hub. Today, while the mills are largely silent, the echoes of that industrial past are palpable in the sturdy stone architecture and the enduring sense of resilience that defines Ellicott City. The downtown, a vibrant collection of shops and restaurants, still thrives on the steep hills, a testament to the town's enduring spirit.
Live animated radar for Ellicott City 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 | Ellicott City, Howard County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.267328°N, 76.798307°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21043, 21042, 21041 |
| Area Code | 240, 301 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ellicott City, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ellicott City, 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 Ellicott City includes coordinates 39.267328°N, 76.798307°W, situated in Howard County. ZIP code 21043, 21042, 21041. Telephone area code: 240, 301. 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.
