North Potomac, Maryland Weather
North Potomac, 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 Potomac, Montgomery County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near North Potomac. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for North Potomac is published on the Montgomery County Airpark (KGAI) page, 13 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 North Potomac 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 Potomac: Leesburg Executive Airport (KJYO) 25 km · Frederick Municipal Airport (KFDK) 38 km
Conditions reported at KGAI describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at North Potomac specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About North Potomac, Maryland
North Potomac unfolds across a landscape of rolling terrain, where mature hardwood forests, their canopies a dense, verdant quilt, give way to meticulously manicured suburban developments. It lies 5.1 miles south-south-west of Montgomery, MD (from Montgomery, MD: bearing 195°T), and is situated 6.2 miles south of Germantown. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and pine needles, a refreshing counterpoint to the distant hum of metropolitan life. Sunlight, when it pierces the dense foliage, paints fleeting mosaics on the quiet streets, illuminating the orderly rows of homes and the occasional flash of a cardinal's crimson wing. The land itself, a gentle undulation that hints at a more rugged past, slopes towards unseen tributaries, the quiet waterways that feed the larger rivers further afield, their presence a subtle, persistent murmur beneath the surface of everyday existence. The history of North Potomac is deeply entwined with the agricultural heritage of Montgomery County, a legacy that lingers in the names of its thoroughfares and the ghost of former farmsteads. Though the broad agricultural fields have largely yielded to residential growth, the spirit of its agrarian roots persists, a quiet undercurrent beneath the polished veneer of modern suburban life. The local economy, now dominated by commerce and professional services drawn from the proximity to Washington D.C., retains a character shaped by its earlier iterations. Residents often find themselves drawn to the nearby Seneca Creek State Park, a verdant expanse that offers a tangible connection to the natural beauty that once defined this region, a place where the echoes of a simpler time can still be faintly heard amidst the rustling leaves.
Live animated radar for North Potomac 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 Potomac, Montgomery County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.082886°N, 77.264982°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20878 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This North Potomac, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for North Potomac, 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 Potomac includes coordinates 39.082886°N, 77.264982°W, situated in Montgomery County. ZIP code 20878. 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.
