Jessup, Maryland Weather
Jessup, 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 Jessup, Anne Arundel County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Jessup. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Jessup is published on the Fort Meade Executive Airport (KFME) page, 7 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 Jessup 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 Jessup: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (KBWI) 10 km · Martin State Airport (KMTN) 37 km · Weide (Aberdeen Proving Ground) Army Heliport (KEDG) 50 km
Conditions reported at KFME describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Jessup specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Jessup, Maryland
Jessup, a place where the air often carries the faint, earthy scent of the nearby marshlands, unfolds across a landscape shaped by the gentle ebb and flow of coastal Maryland. It lies 4.2 miles west-north-west of Severn, MD (from Severn, MD: bearing 282°T), and is situated 7.2 miles south-south-east of Columbia. Rolling terrain, punctuated by stands of mature oak and pine, gives way to the wide, patient expanse of tidal creeks and tributaries that thread their way towards the Chesapeake Bay. The light here, particularly in the late afternoon, can soften the edges of the world, casting long, attenuated shadows that stretch across fields and glint off the slow-moving waters. It’s a setting that feels both grounded and permeable, as if the very land breathes with the rhythm of the tides and the changing seasons, a constant, quiet dialogue between earth and water. The history of Jessup is intertwined with the practicalities of transportation and the bounty of its surroundings. Once a vital stop along railway lines that facilitated the movement of goods and people, its economy has long been influenced by its strategic position. While agriculture once held sway, the area has seen a shift towards warehousing and distribution, a testament to its enduring role as a nexus for commerce. Yet, the echoes of its past linger; the quiet hum of modern logistics sometimes seems to underscore the ghost of a steam whistle, and the persistent presence of the waterways hints at the ancient pathways of commerce and connection. This duality, of a place deeply rooted in its geography yet constantly adapting to the currents of economic change, gives Jessup its distinctive, enduring character.
Live animated radar for Jessup 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 | Jessup, Anne Arundel County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.149275°N, 76.775249°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20794, 20701 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jessup, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jessup, 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 Jessup includes coordinates 39.149275°N, 76.775249°W, situated in Anne Arundel County. ZIP code 20794, 20701. 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.
