North Beach, Maryland — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for North Beach, Calvert County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near North Beach. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for North Beach is published on the Lee Airport (KANP) 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. 6 airfields within reach of North Beach 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 North Beach: Joint Base Andrews (KADW) 31 km · Potomac Airfield (KVKX) 37 km · Easton Airport / Newnam Field (KESN) 42 km · College Park Airport (KCGS) 46 km · Cambridge Dorchester Airport (KCGE) 47 km
Conditions reported at KANP describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at North Beach specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
North Beach awakens under a sky of soft, oyster-shell grey, its low-lying profile a gentle curve against the Chesapeake Bay's vast expanse. It lies 17.0 miles south of Anne Arundel, MD (from Anne Arundel, MD: bearing 177°T), and is situated 1.5 miles north of Chesapeake Beach. Here, the land exhales a damp, salty breath, carried on breezes that whisper through the sparse pines and rustle the tall grasses bordering the Bay. The shore itself is a tapestry of smoothed pebbles and weathered wood, where the water laps with a steady, unhurried rhythm, depositing treasures of driftwood and sea-worn glass. The air, even in the early morning, carries the faint, briny tang of marsh and sea, a constant reminder of the estuary's enduring presence. This small, coastal enclave of North Beach boasts a history as intertwined with the Bay as the oyster shells embedded in its sandy soil. Once a summer retreat for those seeking respite from the inland heat, its character remains one of quiet charm and enduring connection to the water. The local economy, while evolving, still bears the imprint of its maritime past, with fishing boats sometimes dotting the horizon and seafood shacks offering the day's catch. The town has long cultivated a relaxed, almost timeless pace of life, a place where the simple act of watching the tides ebb and flow can feel like a profound occupation.
Live animated radar for North Beach 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 | North Beach, Calvert County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.707341°N, 76.531067°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20714 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for North Beach, 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 North Beach includes coordinates 38.707341°N, 76.531067°W, situated in Calvert County. ZIP code 20714. 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. 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.