Kensington, Maryland Weather
Kensington, 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 Kensington, Anne Arundel County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Kensington. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Kensington is published on the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (KBWI) page, 13 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 Kensington 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 Kensington: Fort Meade Executive Airport (KFME) 16 km · Martin State Airport (KMTN) 30 km · Weide (Aberdeen Proving Ground) Army Heliport (KEDG) 42 km · Phillips Army Air Field (KAPG) 55 km
Conditions reported at KBWI describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kensington specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kensington.
About Kensington, Maryland
Kensington, Maryland, unfolds as a gentle swell of rolling terrain, a place where the soft haze of summer air often softens the sharp edges of the world. It lies 1.7 miles south-south-west of Pasadena, MD (from Pasadena, MD: bearing 196°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north of Anne Arundel. The landscape here is a mosaic of mature trees, their canopies forming intimate, dappled archways over quiet streets lined with homes of varied architectural styles, from the modest to the grand. The scent of freshly cut grass mingles with the distant hum of traffic, a constant reminder of the proximity to larger urban centers, yet within Kensington itself, a palpable sense of calm prevails. Evenings here can be particularly still, the fading sunlight casting long, theatrical shadows that transform familiar gardens into something more mysterious, a quiet theatre of deepening blues and purples. The history of Kensington is as layered as the soil beneath its feet, tracing its origins back to the agricultural endeavors of earlier centuries before evolving into a commuter haven for those drawn to the allure of nearby Washington D.C. The local economy, while no longer dominated by the fields and farms that once defined it, still retains a character shaped by small businesses and community-focused enterprises. Notably, Kensington has cultivated a reputation as a haven for antique shops, their storefronts brimming with the whispers of past lives, a living museum of sorts that draws visitors from across the region. The rhythm of Kensington is one of measured progress, a place where the past is not forgotten but rather incorporated into the present, creating a unique and enduring sense of place.
Live animated radar for Kensington 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 | Kensington, Anne Arundel County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.083165°N, 76.579964°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21146, 20895, 20891 |
| Area Code | 240, 301 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kensington, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kensington, 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 Kensington includes coordinates 39.083165°N, 76.579964°W, situated in Anne Arundel County. ZIP code 21146, 20895, 20891. 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.
