Melwood, Maryland Weather
Melwood, 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 Melwood, Prince George's County.
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About Melwood, Maryland
Melwood exhales a quiet, green breath, a place where the land dips and swells with a gentle, insistent grace. It lies 4.0 miles north-east of Clinton, MD (from Clinton, MD: bearing 50°T), and is situated 6.1 miles east-north-east of Prince Georges. The terrain here is a soft undulation, a series of rolling hills that carry the scent of damp earth and pine needles after a summer shower. Mature trees, oaks and maples mostly, stand sentinel, their broad canopies creating a dappled mosaic of light and shadow on the narrow country roads that wind through the landscape. The air itself often carries a humid warmth, a soft blanket that settles in the hollows, and in the late afternoon, the sunlight slants through the leaves with a honeyed glow, painting the fields in hues of amber and gold. The history of Melwood is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring agricultural spirit that has shaped its character for generations. This is a landscape that has always been tied to the bounty of the soil, its economy once deeply rooted in farming, cultivating crops that fed the surrounding region. Though the demands of modern life have shifted some of the focus, the echoes of that agricultural past remain, evident in the open fields that still break the tree line and the weathered barns that stand as quiet testaments to a bygone era. The proximity to larger centers of commerce has also influenced Melwood, lending it a character that is neither purely rural nor fully suburban, but a comfortable, settled blend where the pace of life allows for a lingering conversation on a porch swing and the appreciation of the slow, steady turning of the seasons.
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| Location | Melwood, Prince George's County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.8024°N, 76.8419°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20772 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Melwood, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Melwood, 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 Melwood includes coordinates 38.802400°N, 76.841900°W, situated in Prince George's County. ZIP code 20772. 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.
