McCoole, Maryland Weather
McCoole, 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 McCoole, Allegany County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near McCoole. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for McCoole is published on the Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (KCBE) page, 26 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. 2 airfields within reach of McCoole 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 McCoole: Garrett County Airport (K2G4) 35 km
Conditions reported at KCBE describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at McCoole specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for McCoole.
About McCoole, Maryland
McCoole rests in a shallow hollow, where the Potomac River, a broad, dark ribbon, bends to embrace the land. It lies 18.9 miles east-south-east of Garrett, MD (from Garrett, MD: bearing 116°T), and is situated 0.4 miles north-north-east of Keyser. The surrounding hills, cloaked in a dense, varied green of oak and pine, rise with a quiet, enduring strength, their slopes etched by unseen watercourses. Here, the air carries a damp, earthy scent, particularly after a rain, and the light, when it filters through the canopy, possesses a soft, diffused quality, as if filtered through ancient glass. The immediate terrain is a gentle tumble of fields and scattered dwellings, a landscape that feels both lived-in and profoundly still, where the passage of seasons is marked by the deepening hues of the foliage and the crispness of the autumn air. The history of McCoole is inextricably linked to the river and the industries that once drew sustenance from its banks. Once a hub for logging and later for coal, the echoes of those endeavors can still be felt, though the primary hum of activity has shifted. The economy now finds its footing in a more modest, varied rhythm, with local businesses serving the needs of the residents and a quiet resilience shaping the character of McCoole. The river itself remains a constant, its steady flow a silent witness to the generations that have called this place home, its surface reflecting the ever-changing sky above the Allegany highlands.
Live animated radar for McCoole 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 | McCoole, Allegany County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.446483°N, 78.972249°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21562, 21557 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This McCoole, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McCoole, 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 McCoole includes coordinates 39.446483°N, 78.972249°W, situated in Allegany County. ZIP code 21562, 21557. 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.
