Glenn Dale, Maryland Weather
Glenn Dale, 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 Glenn Dale, Prince George's County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Glenn Dale. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Glenn Dale is published on the College Park Airport (KCGS) page, 9 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. 4 airfields within reach of Glenn Dale 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 Glenn Dale: Joint Base Andrews (KADW) 20 km · Lee Airport (KANP) 22 km · Potomac Airfield (KVKX) 29 km
Conditions reported at KCGS describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Glenn Dale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Glenn Dale, Maryland
Glenn Dale rests in a landscape of gentle swells and verdant folds, where the air carries the humid, verdant scent of the Mid-Atlantic. It lies 5.8 miles west-north-west of Bowie, MD (from Bowie, MD: bearing 303°T), and is situated 9.3 miles south-west of Odenton. The terrain here is a subtle tapestry of rolling hills, interspersed with patches of mature woodland and open fields that hint at a long agricultural past. Creeks, often unseen beneath a canopy of oak and maple, meander through the land, their quiet persistence shaping the contours of the earth. The quality of light, especially in the late afternoon, seems to soften and deepen, bathing the houses and the occasional stand of pines in a warm, golden hue that speaks of enduring tranquility. Originally a hub for agricultural enterprise, Glenn Dale's character is still subtly marked by its history as a significant stop along the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The development of the Glenn Dale Research Center, a key facility for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has brought a distinct scientific and governmental flavor to the locality, fostering a blend of residential quietude and specialized professional activity. While the fields may now host more manicured lawns than crops, the echoes of its agrarian roots persist in the very rhythm of the place, a quiet testament to the generations who have cultivated and shaped this corner of Prince George's County.
Live animated radar for Glenn Dale 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 | Glenn Dale, Prince George's County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.98761°N, 76.820526°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20706, 20769, 20720 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Glenn Dale, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Glenn Dale, 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 Glenn Dale includes coordinates 38.987610°N, 76.820526°W, situated in Prince George's County. ZIP code 20706, 20769, 20720. Telephone area code: 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. 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.
