Germantown, Maryland Weather
Germantown, 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 Germantown, Anne Arundel County.
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About Germantown, Maryland
Germantown unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, where broad fields, softened by the humid air of the Chesapeake watershed, give way to stands of mature oak and maple. It lies 4.4 miles south-south-east of Anne Arundel, MD (from Anne Arundel, MD: bearing 162°T), and is situated 6.2 miles south-south-west of Annapolis. The earth itself, a rich, dark loam, holds the memory of rain and sun, and in the late afternoon, the sunlight slants low, turning the dust motes dancing in the air to a fleeting, golden luminescence. Creeks, their banks fringed with sedge and the occasional willow, carve languid paths through the land, their waters reflecting the wide, often cloud-streaked sky that dominates the horizon. The character of Germantown is one of quiet persistence, a place where the days move with a measured, almost predictable cadence, punctuated by the distant hum of machinery or the call of a crow. The history of Germantown is as layered as the soil beneath its feet, a narrative shaped by the agricultural traditions of the region and the enduring spirit of its inhabitants. Once a landscape defined by tobacco and then by a more diversified farming, the local economy now reflects a broader spectrum, with small businesses and a growing presence of technology firms creating a subtle, yet noticeable, economic hum. While grand historical landmarks are few, the enduring presence of older farmsteads, their weathered barns standing sentinel against the passage of years, speaks volumes of the generations who have worked this land. The air here carries a faint scent of freshly cut grass and, on certain days, the distant, briny tang of the Chesapeake, a constant reminder of the region's proximity to the great bay, a powerful force that has shaped both the land and the lives lived upon it throughout Germantown's past.
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| Location | Germantown, Anne Arundel County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.892614°N, 76.523015°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20874, 21128, 21811, 20876 |
| Area Code | 410, 443, 301, 240 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Germantown, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Germantown, 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 Germantown includes coordinates 38.892614°N, 76.523015°W, situated in Anne Arundel County. ZIP code 20874, 21128, 21811, 20876. 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. 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.
