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 for Kensington, Montgomery County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Kensington. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Kensington is published on the Montgomery County Airpark (KGAI) page, 18 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. 3 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: Leesburg Executive Airport (KJYO) 42 km · Frederick Municipal Airport (KFDK) 51 km
Conditions reported at KGAI describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kensington specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
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.
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, 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 | 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 39.025665°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. 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.
