Little Orleans, Maryland Weather
Little Orleans, 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, soil and crop conditions for Little Orleans, Allegany County.
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About Little Orleans, Maryland
Little Orleans unfolds along the C&O Canal towpath, a place where the verdant shoulders of Allegany County rise to meet the sky. It lies 12.0 miles east of Allegany, MD (from Allegany, MD: bearing 90°T), and is situated 8.5 miles west of Bath. The Potomac River, a broad, unhurried ribbon of pewter and jade, forms the southern boundary, its currents whispering tales of journeys past. Rolling hills, cloaked in a dense tapestry of oak, hickory, and pine, embrace the small cluster of homes and businesses. In the quiet mornings, a soft mist often clings to the riverbanks, lending an ethereal quality to the landscape, and the air, even in summer, carries the cool, damp scent of the woods. The land itself feels ancient, shaped by the patient hand of water and time, with steep inclines giving way to more gentle slopes that cradle the valley. The history of Little Orleans is deeply intertwined with the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, a monumental endeavor that once promised to connect the East Coast to the West. Barges laden with coal and timber once plied these waters, their passage a vital artery of commerce. The canal’s decline, however, did not signal the end for Little Orleans; instead, the towpath found new life as a recreational pathway, drawing hikers, cyclists, and history enthusiasts. The local economy, once buoyed by the canal’s operations, now leans on the steady flow of tourists drawn to the natural beauty and the echoes of its industrial past. The remains of lockhouses and aqueducts stand as silent sentinels, testaments to a bygone era, while the surrounding state forests offer a sanctuary for wildlife and a breath of clean, crisp air.
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| Location | Little Orleans, Allegany County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.625925°N, 78.3864°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21766 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Little Orleans, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Little Orleans, 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 Little Orleans includes coordinates 39.625925°N, 78.386400°W, situated in Allegany County. ZIP code 21766. 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. 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.
