Herald Harbor, Maryland Weather
Herald Harbor, 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 Herald Harbor, Anne Arundel County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Herald Harbor. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Herald Harbor is published on the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (KBWI) page, 16 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 Herald Harbor 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 Herald Harbor: Fort Meade Executive Airport (KFME) 17 km · Martin State Airport (KMTN) 33 km · Weide (Aberdeen Proving Ground) Army Heliport (KEDG) 45 km · Phillips Army Air Field (KAPG) 57 km
Conditions reported at KBWI describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Herald Harbor specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Herald Harbor, Maryland
Herald Harbor unfolds along the gentle curves of the Magothy River, a place where the water’s breath is a constant, cool companion. It lies 1.7 miles south-west of Severna Park, MD (from Severna Park, MD: bearing 228°T), and is situated 7.0 miles north of Anne Arundel. The landscape here is a soft embrace of marsh grasses that whisper secrets to the tide, punctuated by stands of loblolly pine and the occasional weathered oak. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, seems to pool on the water’s surface, turning the ordinary into something luminous, a shimmering invitation to linger. The air carries the briny tang of the Chesapeake, mingled with the sweet perfume of honeysuckle that clings to fences and climbs over porches. Houses, many painted in cheerful blues and yellows, cluster close to the shore, their decks and docks reaching out like welcoming arms to the river’s embrace. This stretch of shoreline in Anne Arundel County has long been a place of confluence, where human endeavor has sought to harmonize with the natural flow of the bay. Historically, the economy here has been tied to the bounty of the water, from oystering and crabbing to the more modern allure of recreational boating. Herald Harbor itself, with its marinas and boatyards, hums with the quiet industry of those who make their living by the sea, their lives governed by the tides and the changing seasons. The echoes of past generations, who navigated these waters in skiffs and schooners, can almost be felt in the steady creak of dock pilings and the distant cry of gulls. It’s a place where the past is not forgotten, but rather a quiet undercurrent to the present, a reminder of the enduring connection between people and the Chesapeake.
Live animated radar for Herald Harbor 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 | Herald Harbor, Anne Arundel County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.053721°N, 76.56913°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21032 |
| Area Code | 240, 301 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Herald Harbor, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Herald Harbor, 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 Herald Harbor includes coordinates 39.053721°N, 76.569130°W, situated in Anne Arundel County. ZIP code 21032. 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.
