Fairlee, Maryland Weather
Fairlee, 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 Fairlee, Kent County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Fairlee. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Fairlee is published on the Weide (Aberdeen Proving Ground) Army Heliport (KEDG) page, 21 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. 6 airfields within reach of Fairlee 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 Fairlee: Martin State Airport (KMTN) 24 km · Phillips Army Air Field (KAPG) 27 km · Harford County Airport (K0W3) 38 km · Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (KBWI) 43 km · Fort Meade Executive Airport (KFME) 53 km
Conditions reported at KEDG describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fairlee specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fairlee.
About Fairlee, Maryland
Fairlee breathes the scent of salt and pine, a quiet enclave where the Chester River whispers secrets to the Chesapeake Bay. It lies 13.7 miles north of Queen Annes, MD (from Queen Annes, MD: bearing 351°T), and is situated 4.0 miles south-south-west of Kent. The land here is a tapestry of marsh and low-lying fields, the soil a rich, dark loam that yields generously to the sun. Cypress and live oak, draped in Spanish moss, stand sentinel along the brackish water, their gnarled branches reaching towards the vast, ever-shifting sky. The air, thick with humidity in summer, carries the distant cries of gulls and the low drone of unseen insects, a constant hum of natural life. Even the light seems to possess a unique quality, softening at dusk into a pearly luminescence that bathes the scattered farmhouses and weathered docks in a gentle glow. The history of Fairlee is deeply entwined with the bounty of its waters, a legacy forged in the oyster beds and fishing grounds that have sustained generations. Once a vital hub for the Chesapeake Bay's lucrative seafood industry, its economy now leans more towards agriculture, with fields of corn and soybeans stretching towards the horizon, punctuated by the occasional cluster of weathered barns. Yet, the river's influence remains palpable, a constant reminder of the maritime heritage that shaped this place. Small marinas dot the shoreline, their slips holding a motley collection of pleasure craft, a quiet echo of the working boats that once dominated the scene. The pace of life in Fairlee is unhurried, a deliberate rhythm dictated by the tides and the seasons, a stark contrast to the clamor of larger cities.
Live animated radar for Fairlee 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 | Fairlee, Kent County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.222609°N, 76.171895°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21620 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairlee, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairlee, 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 Fairlee includes coordinates 39.222609°N, 76.171895°W, situated in Kent County. ZIP code 21620. 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.
