Kensington, Maryland Weather
Kensington, 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 for Kensington, Montgomery County.
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About Kensington, Maryland
Kensington, Maryland, unfolds across a landscape shaped by gentle slopes that lead the eye toward the broad shoulders of distant hills. It lies 1.5 miles south-west of Wheaton, MD (from Wheaton, MD: bearing 229°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-north-west of Washington. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a subtle, earthy scent, a blend of damp soil and the faint perfume of blooming magnolias, a constant reminder of the verdant embrace of the region. Mature trees, their branches heavy with leaves, cast long, shifting shadows across sidewalks and the occasional neatly tended lawn, creating a dappled mosaic that shifts with the passing sun. The houses, many of them built in an earlier century, possess a quiet dignity, their porches and eaves speaking of generations who have watched the seasons turn from these very spots. The history of Kensington is one of careful growth, a story told in the enduring brick of its older buildings and the resilient spirit of its local businesses. Once a hub for the electric railway, its economic roots are intertwined with the transportation that connected it to the wider world, a legacy still visible in the repurposed structures that now house antique shops and independent bookstores, drawing visitors keen to explore its past. This particular locality has a reputation for its strong sense of community, a place where neighbours still know each other’s names and the pace of life allows for a lingering conversation on a quiet street corner, a deliberate counterpoint to the hurried pulse of the larger metropolitan area it borders.
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| Location | Kensington, Montgomery County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.025665°N, 77.076367°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21146, 20895, 20891 |
| Area Code | 240, 301 |
| Page generated | July 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, 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 Kensington includes coordinates 39.025665°N, 77.076367°W, situated in Montgomery 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. 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.
