Galena, Maryland Weather
Galena, 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 Galena, Kent County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Galena. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Galena is published on the Summit Airport (KEVY) page, 24 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 Galena 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 Galena: Cecil County Airport (K58M) 26 km · Delaware Airpark (K33N) 28 km · Chandelle Airport (K0N4) 37 km · Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base (KDOV) 43 km · Wilmington Airport (KILG) 44 km
Conditions reported at KEVY describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Galena specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
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.
Live animated radar for Galena 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
