Friendship, Maryland Weather
Friendship, 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 Friendship, Montgomery County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Friendship. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Friendship is published on the Montgomery County Airpark (KGAI) page, 16 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 Friendship 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: Frederick Municipal Airport (KFDK) 20 km · Carroll County Regional Jack B Poage Field (KDMW) 37 km · Leesburg Executive Airport (KJYO) 40 km · Gettysburg Regional Airport (KW05) 60 km
Conditions reported at KGAI describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Friendship specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Friendship.
About Friendship, Maryland
Friendship, Maryland, unfolds across rolling terrain where the earth exhales the scent of damp soil and sun-warmed pine needles. It lies 6.5 miles north-east of Clarksburg, MD (from Clarksburg, MD: bearing 43°T), and is situated 9.0 miles north of Montgomery Village. The landscape here is a study in gentle transitions, where broad, fertile fields, some still bearing the stubble of recent harvests, give way to wooded bluffs that overlook the slow, brown flow of the Potomac River. Sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, casts a honeyed glow across the weathered barns and the occasional stately home, illuminating the quiet persistence of rural life. The air often carries the faint, sweet perfume of honeysuckle in spring and the crisp, dry fragrance of fallen leaves in autumn, a subtle testament to the changing seasons that mark the passage of time in this corner of Montgomery County. The history of Friendship is inextricably linked to the agricultural rhythms of the land, a legacy that continues to shape its local economy, though the character of its industry has evolved. Once dominated by tobacco and later by general farming, the area now sees a greater diversification, with some tracts dedicated to equestrian pursuits and others to the cultivation of specialty crops. The proximity to larger urban centers has also introduced a commuter element, blurring the lines between a purely rural identity and the broader economic forces at play in the Washington metropolitan region. Yet, the echoes of its agrarian past remain palpable, evident in the enduring stone walls that delineate old property lines and the quiet dignity of the few remaining general stores, where conversation flows as easily as the river that forms its western boundary.
Live animated radar for Friendship 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, Montgomery County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.307049°N, 77.197205°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20872, 21780, 21811, 20758 |
| Area Code | 410, 443, 301, 240 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Friendship, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Friendship, 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 includes coordinates 39.307049°N, 77.197205°W, situated in Montgomery County. ZIP code 20872, 21780, 21811, 20758. Telephone area code: 410, 443, 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.
