Glen Burnie, Maryland Weather
Glen Burnie, 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 Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Glen Burnie. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Glen Burnie is published on the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (KBWI) page, 4 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 Glen Burnie 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 Glen Burnie: Fort Meade Executive Airport (KFME) 14 km · Martin State Airport (KMTN) 26 km · Weide (Aberdeen Proving Ground) Army Heliport (KEDG) 38 km · Phillips Army Air Field (KAPG) 52 km · Harford County Airport (K0W3) 58 km
Conditions reported at KBWI describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Glen Burnie specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Glen Burnie, Maryland
Glen Burnie unfolds across a landscape shaped by the gentle slopes and meandering creeks that characterize the Chesapeake Bay's western shore. It lies 4.3 miles east-north-east of Severn, MD (from Severn, MD: bearing 66°T), and is situated 8.9 miles south of Baltimore. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, salty tang, a whisper from the nearby tidal waters that breathe life into the surrounding green expanses. Suburban neighborhoods, a patchwork of well-tended lawns and mature trees, give way to commercial arteries where the hum of everyday commerce provides a steady pulse. The terrain, never starkly dramatic, offers a comfortable, grounded beauty, a place where the sky feels vast and accessible, often painted with the soft hues of approaching twilight. Historically, Glen Burnie grew from agricultural roots, its fertile land yielding crops for generations before the advent of more modern industries. The opening of the Baltimore and Annapolis Boulevard, and later, its integration into the larger metropolitan area, transformed its character, drawing in a diverse population and fostering a vibrant local economy. Today, the spirit of enterprise is evident in the bustling retail centers and service industries that form the backbone of Glen Burnie's commerce, a testament to its adaptive nature. While grand historical landmarks are few, the rhythm of daily life, the quiet persistence of its residents, and the subtle imprint of its past on the present imbue Glen Burnie with a distinctive, enduring presence.
Live animated radar for Glen Burnie 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 | Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.162608°N, 76.624689°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21061, 21060, 21062 |
| Area Code | 240, 301 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Glen Burnie, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Glen Burnie, 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 Glen Burnie includes coordinates 39.162608°N, 76.624689°W, situated in Anne Arundel County. ZIP code 21061, 21060, 21062. Telephone area code: 240, 301. 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.
