Hillcrest Heights, Maryland Weather
Hillcrest Heights, Maryland — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Hillcrest Heights, Howard County.
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About Hillcrest Heights, Maryland
Hillcrest Heights unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, its residential streets meandering like streams through stands of mature oak and maple. It lies 1.5 miles north-west of North Laurel, MD (from North Laurel, MD: bearing 308°T), and is situated 6.7 miles south-south-west of Columbia. The air here, particularly in the late afternoons of summer, carries a humid sweetness, a blend of freshly cut grass and the faint, distant hum of traffic from larger thoroughfares. The houses, a mix of mid-century colonials and more contemporary designs, are often framed by meticulously tended gardens where vibrant impatiens and roses bloom with an almost defiant cheerfulness. Sunlight, when it filters through the dense canopy, paints shifting patterns on driveways and sidewalks, creating a quiet, dappled beauty that defines the daily visual experience. This section of Howard County was once part of a larger agricultural tapestry, with fields of corn and soybeans giving way to suburban development over decades. The local economy, while now largely driven by its residents' commutes to professional jobs in nearby urban centers, still holds echoes of its agrarian past in the preserved open spaces and the occasional farm stand that pops up seasonally. Hillcrest Heights itself, though not a single central hub, represents a confluence of families drawn to its good schools and the promise of a peaceful, suburban existence. The proximity to significant research and technology corridors has also shaped its character, attracting a skilled workforce who appreciate the balance between accessible amenities and the quiet residential feel.
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| Location | Hillcrest Heights, Howard County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.152052°N, 76.891919°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20723, 20748 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hillcrest Heights, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hillcrest Heights, Maryland, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Hillcrest Heights includes coordinates 39.152052°N, 76.891919°W, situated in Howard County. ZIP code 20723, 20748. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
