Friendship Heights, Maryland Weather
Friendship Heights, 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 Friendship Heights, Montgomery County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Friendship Heights. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Friendship Heights is published on the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) page, 13 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 Friendship Heights 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 Friendship Heights: Davison Army Air Field (KDAA) 29 km · Washington Dulles International Airport (KIAD) 32 km · Maryland Airport (K2W5) 41 km · Washington Manassas Harry P. Davis Field (KHEF) 46 km · Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field (KNYG) 55 km
Conditions reported at KDCA describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Friendship Heights specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Friendship Heights, Maryland
Friendship Heights unfolds as a verdant expanse where the rolling terrain of Montgomery County gently inclines, hinting at the distant, majestic rise of the Appalachian foothills. It lies 1.3 miles south-south-east of Bethesda, MD (from Bethesda, MD: bearing 153°T), and is situated 5.5 miles north-north-west of Washington. Mature trees, some bearing the stoic dignity of centuries, cast dappled shadows across well-tended lawns, their branches forming a leafy canopy that softens the bright Maryland sunlight. The air here carries a subtle perfume of damp earth and blossoming magnolias, particularly potent after a spring rain, and the quiet hum of suburban life is punctuated by the cheerful chirping of unseen birds. Streets, wide and gracefully curved, follow the natural contours of the land, inviting leisurely strolls and fostering a sense of unhurried grace, a place where the very landscape seems to encourage contemplation. The history of Friendship Heights is interwoven with the expansion of the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, its development spurred by a desire for spacious, accessible residential enclaves. Once part of larger agricultural estates, the land gradually yielded to thoughtful planning and the construction of distinctive homes, many reflecting architectural styles that speak of early 20th-century aspirations. The local economy, while no longer agrarian, thrives on its proximity to the professional and governmental centers of the region, with residents often commuting to careers in law, technology, and public service. While no singular grand landmark dominates the skyline, the collective character of Friendship Heights is its most notable feature: a testament to a community that values both its natural setting and the quiet dignity of its established neighborhoods, a place where the rhythm of life flows with a gentle, steady current.
Live animated radar for Friendship Heights 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 | Friendship Heights, Montgomery County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.963444°N, 77.089145°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21028, 20815 |
| Area Code | 240, 301 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Friendship Heights, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Friendship Heights, 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 Friendship Heights includes coordinates 38.963444°N, 77.089145°W, situated in Montgomery County. ZIP code 21028, 20815. 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.
