Gapland, Maryland Weather
Gapland, 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, soil and crop conditions for Gapland, Washington County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gapland.
About Gapland, Maryland
Gapland rests in a fold of the Appalachian foothills, where emerald fields, stitched with the darker green of mature oak and maple stands, roll and dip with a comforting familiarity. It lies 12.2 miles west of Ballenger Creek, MD (from Ballenger Creek, MD: bearing 280°T), and is situated 6.4 miles north-north-west of Brunswick. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries a clean, earthy scent, a mingling of damp soil and the sweet, faint perfume of distant clover. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-cloudy skies, can cast a luminous glow on the weathered barns and the stone fences that meander across the landscape, giving the hills a soft, almost breathy texture. The Shenandoah Valley’s gentle contours are evident, a subtle rise and fall that belies the ruggedness of the mountains that loom in the distance, their peaks often softened by a hazy, blue-tinged atmosphere. This land, Gapland, has long been a place of passage, its name hinting at the natural gaps in the surrounding ridges that served as early routes for travel and trade. For generations, its economy has been rooted in the fertile soil, with farms producing corn, soybeans, and livestock, their yields a quiet testament to the enduring spirit of the agricultural community. While the larger industries have shifted elsewhere, a strong sense of local pride and self-reliance persists, evident in the small businesses that serve the residents and the community events that draw people together. The quiet hum of everyday life here is punctuated by the distant rumble of a tractor or the cheerful call of a neighbor, a rhythm that feels as old as the hills themselves.
Live animated radar for Gapland and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Gapland, Washington County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.402878°N, 77.660269°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21779 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Gapland, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gapland, 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 Gapland includes coordinates 39.402878°N, 77.660269°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 21779. 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.
