Kettering, Maryland Weather
Kettering, 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 Kettering, Prince George's County.
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About Kettering, Maryland
Kettering's landscape unfolds in a gentle, rolling terrain, a subtle undulation of earth that speaks of ages of patient shaping. It lies 6.1 miles south-west of Bowie, MD (from Bowie, MD: bearing 228°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north-north-east of Clinton. The air, particularly in the soft light of late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of pine and damp soil, a reminder of the surrounding woodlands that punctuate the residential expanses. Mature trees, their branches reaching skyward like ancient, gnarled fingers, cast shifting patterns of shadow and light across manicured lawns and quiet streets, lending a sense of established permanence to the neighborhood. The very character of Kettering is one of understated grace, a place where the built environment seems to have settled into the natural contours of the land, rather than imposing itself upon it. The history of Kettering is interwoven with the broader narrative of Prince George's County, a region long shaped by agriculture and the ebb and flow of its economic fortunes. While no longer primarily a farming community, echoes of its agrarian past can still be felt in the broad, open fields that sometimes break through the suburban sprawl, hinting at the land's original purpose. The local economy today is largely driven by its proximity to the bustling centers of government and commerce in nearby Washington D.C. and Baltimore, with many residents commuting to these areas. Yet, Kettering itself fosters a distinct sense of local identity, a place where neighbors still greet each other on the street and where the quiet rhythm of everyday life persists, undisturbed by the larger currents of metropolitan existence.
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| Location | Kettering, Prince George's County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.884557°N, 76.814693°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20774 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Kettering, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kettering, 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 Kettering includes coordinates 38.884557°N, 76.814693°W, situated in Prince George's County. ZIP code 20774. 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.
