Nikep, Maryland Weather
Nikep, 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 Nikep, Allegany County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Nikep. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Nikep is published on the Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (KCBE) page, 22 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. 3 airfields within reach of Nikep 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 Nikep: Garrett County Airport (K2G4) 29 km · Somerset County Airport (K2G9) 54 km
Conditions reported at KCBE describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Nikep specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Nikep.
About Nikep, Maryland
Nikep lies cradled in the rolling hills of Allegany County, Maryland, a landscape sculpted by ancient waterways and dense woodlands. It lies 15.7 miles east of Garrett, MD (from Garrett, MD: bearing 94°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south-south-west of Frostburg. Here, the air carries the scent of pine and damp earth, a fragrance deepened by the frequent mists that cling to the hollows. The terrain, a soft green quilt stitched with the darker velvet of mature forests, slopes gently towards unseen creeks and tributaries, their murmurs a constant undercurrent to the quietude. Sunlight, when it breaks through, falls in luminous shafts, illuminating the textured bark of oak and maple, and catching the dust motes that dance in the stillness. The very character of Nikep seems to be one of patient endurance, a quiet strength drawn from the enduring earth. The history of Nikep is bound to the land's bounty and the industry that sought to extract it. Coal once ran through the veins of this region, and though the mines have long since fallen silent, their spectral presence lingers in the weathered structures and the stories passed down through generations. The local economy, now more diversified, finds its feet in agriculture, with small farms dotting the hillsides, their fields a patchwork of corn and hay. The Allegany River, a significant artery for the region, offers a different kind of livelihood and recreation, its banks a place where the community gathers. There are no grand monuments to boast of in Nikep, only the quiet testament of lives lived close to the soil and the enduring spirit of a place shaped by both nature and human endeavor.
Live animated radar for Nikep 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 | Nikep, Allegany County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.550646°N, 78.997249°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21539 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Nikep, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Nikep, 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 Nikep includes coordinates 39.550646°N, 78.997249°W, situated in Allegany County. ZIP code 21539. 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.
