Friendly, Maryland Weather
Friendly, Maryland — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Friendly, Prince George's County.
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About Friendly, Maryland
Friendly unfolds across a landscape shaped by gentle swells of land, a tapestry of verdant fields and sheltering stands of oak and maple, their leaves rustling secrets in the humid air. It lies 2.4 miles south-west of Prince Georges, MD (from Prince Georges, MD: bearing 215°T), and is situated 5.2 miles south-east of Alexandria. The roads here, often bordered by the deep green of summer foliage or the stark, skeletal grace of winter trees, wind with a quiet purpose, leading past modest homes and outbuildings that seem to have grown organically from the soil. The very air in Friendly carries a certain sweetness, a blend of damp earth after a spring shower and the distant, almost imperceptible scent of ripening corn, a subtle perfume that speaks of the agrarian heart beating beneath the surface of this Prince George's County locality. The history of Friendly is intrinsically tied to the agricultural rhythms of Southern Maryland, its economy once deeply rooted in tobacco cultivation and later, more diversified farming. Though the days of vast plantations have long since receded into memory, the spirit of the land endures, with many residents still engaged in agricultural pursuits or finding work in the surrounding burgeoning commercial centers. The clear, winding waters of nearby creeks, remnants of a more extensive waterway system, whisper tales of earlier eras, perhaps of small settlements that served as hubs for trade and community. Today, the pace of life in Friendly is a measured one, a comfortable blend of quiet residential living and convenient access to the wider conveniences of the region, where the distinctive character of the place is preserved in its unhurried demeanor and the enduring connection to its rural heritage.
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| Location | Friendly, Prince George's County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.751781°N, 76.978586°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20744 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Friendly, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Friendly, Maryland, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Friendly includes coordinates 38.751781°N, 76.978586°W, situated in Prince George's County. ZIP code 20744. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
