Mount Aetna, Maryland Weather
Mount Aetna, 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 Mount Aetna, Washington County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Mount Aetna. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Mount Aetna is published on the Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (KHGR) page, 15 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. 6 airfields within reach of Mount Aetna 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 Mount Aetna: Frederick Municipal Airport (KFDK) 30 km · Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepherd Field (KMRB) 38 km · Gettysburg Regional Airport (KW05) 40 km · Franklin County Regional Airport (KN68) 41 km · Carroll County Regional Jack B Poage Field (KDMW) 53 km
Conditions reported at KHGR describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mount Aetna specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mount Aetna.
About Mount Aetna, Maryland
Mount Aetna rises from the rolling hills of Washington County, a sentinel of ancient rock cloaked in a verdant tapestry of deciduous forest. It lies 4.1 miles east of Washington, MD (from Washington, MD: bearing 100°T), and is situated 5.8 miles east-south-east of Hagerstown. The air here, especially in the late afternoon when the sun begins its descent, carries a cool, earthy scent, a mingling of damp soil and pine needles, a subtle balm to the senses. Streams, born from hidden springs higher up its slopes, tumble and weave through the terrain, their clear waters carving shallow channels through moss-covered stones. The land itself is a mosaic of shadowed hollows and sun-drenched clearings, where the call of unseen birds echoes through the stillness. The history of Mount Aetna is as layered as its geological strata, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have called it home. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile soil and abundant timber, established farms and small communities, their lives shaped by the seasons and the bounty of the land. The local economy, long reliant on agriculture, still sees fields of corn and soybeans stretching across the gentler slopes, their stalks whispering secrets on the breeze. Yet, the echoes of a past industry, perhaps a long-vanished quarry or a small mill powered by the very streams that now serenade the woods, linger in the quietude, a reminder of the hands that once shaped this place. Mount Aetna, though small, holds within its embrace a character forged by time and the persistent turning of the earth.
Live animated radar for Mount Aetna 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 | Mount Aetna, Washington County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.60232°N, 77.624158°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21740, 21742 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mount Aetna, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mount Aetna, 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 Mount Aetna includes coordinates 39.602320°N, 77.624158°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 21740, 21742. 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.
