Oakland, Maryland Weather
Oakland, 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 Oakland, Anne Arundel County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Oakland. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Oakland is published on the Lee Airport (KANP) page, 14 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 Oakland 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 Oakland: Joint Base Andrews (KADW) 28 km · Potomac Airfield (KVKX) 37 km · College Park Airport (KCGS) 38 km · Easton Airport / Newnam Field (KESN) 41 km · Cambridge Dorchester Airport (KCGE) 54 km
Conditions reported at KANP describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Oakland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Oakland.
About Oakland, Maryland
Oakland, Maryland, unfolds across a landscape sculpted by the ancient, rolling hills of Western Maryland, where dense forests of oak and pine cloak the terrain with a deep, enduring green. It lies 9.6 miles south of Anne Arundel, MD (from Anne Arundel, MD: bearing 178°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south-south-west of Annapolis Neck. The air here carries the crisp, clean scent of pine needles and damp earth, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in from all sides. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the moss-covered rocks and the tangled undergrowth that carpets the forest floor. Streams, born from hidden springs, murmur their way through ravines, their waters cool and clear, a lifeblood for the ferns and wildflowers that thrive in their shaded banks. The very shape of Oakland seems to echo the patient, persistent forces of nature, its buildings settled into the contours of the land as if they, too, had grown from the soil. This corner of Garrett County holds echoes of a frontier spirit, a place where logging and mining once carved out a living from the formidable landscape. The old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, a ribbon of iron that once connected these remote hills to the wider world, still whispers its history in the quiet hum of the wind through abandoned tracks. Today, Oakland's economy finds a steadier pulse in tourism, drawing visitors to the vast expanse of Deep Creek Lake, a shimmering blue heart that offers respite and recreation. The town itself retains a small-town charm, its main street a friendly artery where local businesses, some bearing the patina of generations, serve a community that values its independence and its connection to the natural world. The evenings here can be particularly magical, the twilight painting the sky in hues of lavender and rose, a quiet spectacle that settles over Oakland like a comforting blanket.
Live animated radar for Oakland 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 | Oakland, Anne Arundel County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.814282°N, 76.543847°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21784, 20733, 20747, 21550 |
| Area Code | 301, 240, 410, 443 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oakland, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oakland, 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 Oakland includes coordinates 38.814282°N, 76.543847°W, situated in Anne Arundel County. ZIP code 21784, 20733, 20747, 21550. Telephone area code: 301, 240, 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.
