Halfway, Maryland Weather
Halfway, 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 Halfway, Washington County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Halfway. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Halfway is published on the Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (KHGR) page, 10 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. 5 airfields within reach of Halfway 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 Halfway: Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepherd Field (KMRB) 31 km · Frederick Municipal Airport (KFDK) 40 km · Franklin County Regional Airport (KN68) 40 km · Gettysburg Regional Airport (KW05) 48 km
Conditions reported at KHGR describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Halfway specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Halfway, Maryland
Halfway sits at the confluence of gentle rises and the broad sweep of Antietam Creek, a place where the land prepares for the deeper valleys to come. It lies 2.5 miles south-west of Hagerstown, MD (from Hagerstown, MD: bearing 235°T), and is situated 3.2 miles west of Washington. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of freshly turned earth and the distant hum of agricultural machinery, a subtle perfume that clings to the skin. Fields of corn, their stalks rustling like whispered secrets in the breeze, stretch towards the hazy blue of distant hills, their green a deep, satisfying hue under the wide sky. Oak and maple trees, their branches reaching with a quiet, determined grace, punctuate the landscape, offering dappled shade that shifts and dances with the sun’s slow descent. The character of Halfway is one of quiet persistence, a place that embraces the turning of the seasons with a steady, unpretentious spirit. The history of Halfway is inextricably tied to the fertile lands it occupies, a legacy etched into the very rhythm of its days. For generations, the economy here has been rooted in agriculture, with farms producing a bounty that feeds the surrounding region. While the larger agricultural operations now dominate, echoes of smaller family farms can still be found in the weathered barns and stone fences that dot the countryside. The proximity to the Antietam Creek, a waterway that has witnessed significant historical events, lends a certain gravitas to the locale, a reminder of the layers of time that have unfolded upon this ground. Life in Halfway moves at a pace that allows for conversation at the general store, for neighbors to lend a hand when needed, and for the stars to emerge in a sky unburdened by excessive light, a quiet beauty that invites contemplation.
Live animated radar for Halfway 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 | Halfway, Washington County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.620652°N, 77.758883°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21740 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Halfway, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Halfway, 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 Halfway includes coordinates 39.620652°N, 77.758883°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 21740. 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.
