Highland, Maryland Weather
Highland, 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 Highland, Prince George's County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Highland. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Highland is published on the College Park Airport (KCGS) page, 5 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 Highland 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 Highland: Joint Base Andrews (KADW) 16 km · Potomac Airfield (KVKX) 21 km · Lee Airport (KANP) 33 km
Conditions reported at KCGS describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Highland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Highland.
About Highland, Maryland
Highland unfolds across a landscape where the rolling terrain of the Piedmont begins its gentle descent towards the Chesapeake Bay watershed, creating a topography of subtle hills and wooded hollows. It lies 2.6 miles south-east of Chillum, MD (from Chillum, MD: bearing 131°T), and is situated 5.4 miles north-east of Washington. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a fragrance that clings to the mature trees lining quiet residential streets and bordering the remaining stretches of farmland. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, often filters in soft, diffused shafts, illuminating the emerald mosses that cling to ancient stone walls and the occasional bright flash of a cardinal against the deep green of the foliage. The character of Highland is one of quietude, a place where the sounds of birdsong and the rustle of leaves often dominate over the distant hum of metropolitan life, fostering a sense of settled peace. The history of Highland is deeply intertwined with the agricultural heritage of Prince George's County, a legacy still evident in the preservation of some of its older farmsteads and the open fields that punctuate the suburban sprawl. Before the advent of modern development, this land was a patchwork of tobacco plantations and small farms, supporting a local economy built on the soil. Today, while no longer predominantly agricultural, the remnants of this past lend a unique character, a sense of enduring roots amidst the evolving landscape. The community retains a distinct identity, a blend of established neighborhoods and newer developments, where the local economy now thrives on a mix of small businesses and the proximity to the larger employment centers of the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. This proximity, however, has not entirely erased the local traditions or the enduring charm of Highland, which still holds a quiet distinction in its enduring connection to the land.
Live animated radar for Highland 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 | Highland, Prince George's County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.938722°N, 76.953864°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20722, 20777, 20759 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Highland, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Highland, 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 Highland includes coordinates 38.938722°N, 76.953864°W, situated in Prince George's County. ZIP code 20722, 20777, 20759. 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.
