Helen, Maryland Weather
Helen, 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 Helen, St. Mary's County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Helen. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Helen is published on the Patuxent River Naval Air Station (Trapnell Field) (KNHK) page, 29 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 Helen 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 Helen: Naval Outlying Landing Field Webster (KNUI) 37 km · Potomac Airfield (KVKX) 45 km · Joint Base Andrews (KADW) 49 km
Conditions reported at KNHK describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Helen specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Helen.
About Helen, Maryland
Helen, a quiet place in Southern Maryland, unfolds with a gentle, rolling terrain that hints at its proximity to the Chesapeake Bay's broad embrace. It lies 8.7 miles east-south-east of Wicomico, MD (from Wicomico, MD: bearing 104°T), and is situated 8.5 miles west-north-west of Hollywood. Here, the land is a soft tapestry of cultivated fields and woodlands, where the air often carries the subtle scent of pine needles and damp earth, especially after a summer rain. Old farmhouses, their paint weathered to a soft, indeterminate hue, stand sentinel amidst the greenery, their porches often catching the late afternoon sun in a warm, golden glow. The roads, many of them still unpaved, meander through this pastoral landscape, inviting a slower pace and a deeper appreciation for the quiet beauty of the place. The history of Helen is deeply intertwined with the agricultural heritage of St. Mary's County, a region that once thrived on tobacco plantations. While the grand estates of old are largely gone, the echoes of that past remain in the very character of the land and the resilience of its people. Today, the local economy still draws strength from its farms, with produce stands dotting the byways in warmer months, offering the bounty of the soil. The nearby waterways, channels of the expansive Chesapeake, also whisper of a history tied to fishing and the maritime life that has long sustained this part of Maryland. Helen, in its unhurried way, carries this legacy, a place where the past informs the present with a quiet dignity.
Live animated radar for Helen 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 | Helen, St. Mary's County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.382904°N, 76.721631°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20659, 20635 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Helen, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Helen, 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 Helen includes coordinates 38.382904°N, 76.721631°W, situated in St. Mary's County. ZIP code 20659, 20635. 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.
