Harwood, Maryland Weather
Harwood, Maryland — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Harwood, Anne Arundel County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Harwood. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Harwood is published on the Lee Airport (KANP) 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 Harwood 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 Harwood: Joint Base Andrews (KADW) 22 km · College Park Airport (KCGS) 29 km · Potomac Airfield (KVKX) 32 km · Easton Airport / Newnam Field (KESN) 48 km
Conditions reported at KANP describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Harwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Harwood.
About Harwood, Maryland
Harwood unfolds across a landscape gently sculpted by the Chesapeake Bay's influence, where emerald fields surrender to the whispering pines and the air hums with the low drone of cicadas on a summer's eve. It lies 7.2 miles south-south-west of Anne Arundel, MD (from Anne Arundel, MD: bearing 212°T), and is situated 8.0 miles south-east of Bowie. The terrain here, a quiet undulation of earth, slopes towards hidden creeks that snake their way to the broader waters, their banks softened by a dense undergrowth of ferns and wild sassafras. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, casts a luminous, almost ethereal glow on the weathered barns and scattered farmhouses that dot the countryside, giving them the appearance of having risen organically from the very soil. The pervasive scent of salt and damp earth, mingling with the sweet perfume of honeysuckle in bloom, creates an olfactory signature unique to this corner of Anne Arundel County. The story of Harwood is deeply entwined with the agricultural heritage of the region, a place where tobacco once reigned supreme and the echoes of that past can still be felt in the sprawling estates and the enduring connection to the land. This enduring agrarian spirit continues to define the local economy, with farms still producing a bounty of corn, soybeans, and other crops, their harvests a testament to the fertile ground and the dedication of its stewards. While the grand plantations of yesteryear may have softened into more modest holdings, the sense of continuity remains palpable, a quiet pride in the land's ability to sustain and nourish. The nearby waters, too, offer their own sustenance, with a deep-rooted tradition of crabbing and fishing that provides both livelihood and recreation, a reminder of the Bay's constant, generous presence.
Live animated radar for Harwood 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 | Harwood, Anne Arundel County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.865392°N, 76.619963°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20776 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Harwood, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Harwood, 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 Harwood includes coordinates 38.865392°N, 76.619963°W, situated in Anne Arundel County. ZIP code 20776. 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.
