La Vale, Maryland Weather
La Vale, 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 La Vale, Allegany County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near La Vale. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for La Vale is published on the Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (KCBE) page, 6 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 La Vale 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 La Vale: Garrett County Airport (K2G4) 46 km · Somerset County Airport (K2G9) 46 km · Bedford County Airport (KHMZ) 54 km · Potomac Airpark (KW35) 55 km
Conditions reported at KCBE describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at La Vale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for La Vale.
About La Vale, Maryland
La Vale rests in a valley cupped by the rolling shoulders of Allegany County, where the Appalachian foothills begin their gentle, forested ascent. It lies 10.8 miles west of Allegany, MD (from Allegany, MD: bearing 281°T), and is situated 2.6 miles west of Cumberland. The air here often carries the damp scent of pine and the distant murmur of the Georges Creek watershed, a constant, subtle presence. The landscape unfolds in a patchwork of weathered brick homes, small businesses clinging to the roadside, and the verdant, sometimes misty, expanse of the surrounding hillsides. Sunlight, when it breaks through, tends to slant low in the mornings and evenings, painting the slopes in washes of ochre and deep green, and casting long, evocative shadows that stretch across the valley floor. This pocket of Maryland, La Vale, carries the echoes of a past deeply entwined with the extraction and processing of coal. The Georges Creek Valley was once a bustling hub of mining activity, and though the deep mines have long since closed, the legacy of that era can still be felt in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture and the resilient spirit of its residents. Local businesses now focus on serving the immediate needs of the population, with a scattering of retail and service establishments catering to the daily rhythms of life. The nearby state parks and the meandering waterway offer opportunities for quiet recreation, a gentle counterpoint to the industrial history that shaped this place, inviting a slower, more deliberate appreciation of the natural world that has always held sway.
Live animated radar for La Vale 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 | La Vale, Allegany County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.655643°N, 78.810576°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21502 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This La Vale, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for La Vale, 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 La Vale includes coordinates 39.655643°N, 78.810576°W, situated in Allegany County. ZIP code 21502. Telephone area code: 410, 443. 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.
