Forestville, Maryland Weather
Forestville, 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 Forestville, Prince George's County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Forestville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Forestville is published on the Joint Base Andrews (KADW) page, 4 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. 4 airfields within reach of Forestville 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 Forestville: Potomac Airfield (KVKX) 13 km · College Park Airport (KCGS) 16 km · Lee Airport (KANP) 29 km
Conditions reported at KADW describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Forestville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Forestville, Maryland
Forestville sprawls across a landscape of gentle slopes, where the air often carries the damp, earthy scent of mature deciduous woodlands. It lies 5.7 miles north-north-east of Clinton, MD (from Clinton, MD: bearing 13°T), and is situated 9.3 miles east-south-east of Washington. The terrain here is a soft undulation, a subtle rise and fall that guides the eye across open fields and into the shadowed depths of trees that have stood for generations. Sunlight, when it finds its way through the dense canopy, paints shifting patterns on the undergrowth, illuminating the emerald mosses and the rich, dark loam that forms the foundation of this place. The character of Forestville is one of quiet persistence, a place where the natural world asserts its presence, even as human endeavor shapes its edges. The history of Forestville is intertwined with the agricultural pursuits of its earliest settlers, who cleared the land for cultivation, their efforts now a faint echo in the enduring fertility of the soil. While the immediate landscape may not boast grand waterways, the broader region is crisscrossed by tributaries that once powered mills and served as vital arteries for trade, their currents now more serene, reflecting the sky above. The local economy, once anchored in farming and perhaps some light industry, has diversified, drawing from the proximity to larger urban centers while retaining a distinct, almost deliberate pace of life. There is a palpable sense of continuity in Forestville, a feeling that the generations have walked these same paths, their stories whispered by the rustling leaves and the enduring strength of the ancient oaks.
Live animated radar for Forestville 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 | Forestville, Prince George's County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.845113°N, 76.874972°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20747 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Forestville, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Forestville, 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 Forestville includes coordinates 38.845113°N, 76.874972°W, situated in Prince George's County. ZIP code 20747. 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. 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.
