Lanham, Maryland Weather
Lanham, 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 Lanham, Prince George's County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Lanham. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Lanham is published on the College Park Airport (KCGS) page, 5 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. 4 airfields within reach of Lanham 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 Lanham: Joint Base Andrews (KADW) 17 km · Lee Airport (KANP) 26 km · Potomac Airfield (KVKX) 26 km
Conditions reported at KCGS describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lanham specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Lanham, Maryland
Lanham breathes a quiet, settled air, a place where the rolling terrain of Prince George's County gently slopes and dips, hinting at the underlying watershed that guides the local streams. It lies 4.1 miles east-south-east of College Park, MD (from College Park, MD: bearing 103°T), and is situated 9.0 miles east of Silver Spring. The land here is a tapestry of mature trees, their canopies casting a dappled shade over residential streets, interspersed with open spaces that speak of past fields now yielding to suburban growth. A sense of groundedness pervades Lanham; the houses, many of them modest and well-maintained, seem to root themselves firmly in the earth, their gardens a testament to careful tending. Even the air, particularly after a summer rain, carries a clean, earthy scent, a subtle reminder of the agricultural roots that still echo in the landscape. The history of Lanham is intertwined with the broader development of the region, evolving from agricultural beginnings to a thriving residential hub. Its economy, once tied to the land's bounty, now largely supports a commuter population serving the nearby metropolitan centers, with local businesses catering to daily needs. A distinctive feature of Lanham is its enduring connection to community planning, evident in the thoughtful arrangement of its neighborhoods and the presence of civic spaces designed for gathering. The legacy of its founding fathers, who envisioned a place of both sustenance and community, can still be felt in the quiet rhythm of life that unfolds here, a subtle but persistent hum beneath the surface of modern existence.
Live animated radar for Lanham 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 | Lanham, Prince George's County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.967055°N, 76.861917°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20706, 20703 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lanham, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lanham, 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 Lanham includes coordinates 38.967055°N, 76.861917°W, situated in Prince George's County. ZIP code 20706, 20703. 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. 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.
