Galena, Maryland Weather
Galena, 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 Galena, Kent County.
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About Galena, Maryland
Galena rests on a gentle rise, its landscape a quiet study in the pastoral beauty of Maryland's Eastern Shore. It lies 16.5 miles south-south-east of Cecil, MD (from Cecil, MD: bearing 167°T), and is situated 4.4 miles south of Cecilton. The land here, a soft green quilt stitched with the darker threads of mature trees, slopes with a subtle grace towards the Chester River. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, seems to linger, casting a honeyed glow on the weathered clapboard houses and illuminating the dust motes dancing in the still air. A pervasive sense of calm pervades Galena, a stillness that feels less like emptiness and more like a deep, contented breath. The air, carrying the faint, briny scent of the nearby waterways, is often soft and humid, a gentle caress against the skin. The history of Galena is deeply entwined with the fertile fields that surround it and the navigable waters that once brought prosperity. Once a bustling port, its fortunes ebbed and flowed with the agricultural bounty of the land, particularly its role in the shipment of grains and timber. Though the grand ships no longer dock with their heavy loads, the echoes of that busy past can still be felt in the sturdy architecture and the quiet lanes that crisscross the countryside. Today, the economy of Galena remains anchored in the enduring agricultural traditions, with farms still working the rich soil, producing crops that sustain the local character. This enduring connection to the land and its cycles gives Galena a distinctive, unhurried rhythm, a place where time feels measured by the changing seasons rather than the ticking of a clock.
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| Location | Galena, Kent County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.340667°N, 75.878828°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21635 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Galena, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Galena, 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 Galena includes coordinates 39.340667°N, 75.878828°W, situated in Kent County. ZIP code 21635. 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. 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.
