Oakland, Maryland Weather
Oakland, Maryland — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Oakland, Garrett County.
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About Oakland, Maryland
Oakland rests in the undulating embrace of Garrett County's highlands, a landscape sculpted by ancient geological forces and softened by the passage of seasons. It lies 12.7 miles south-south-west of Garrett, MD (from Garrett, MD: bearing 209°T), and is situated 1.5 miles west-north-west of Mountain Lake Park. Here, the timbered ridges, cloaked in a deep, verdant green for much of the year, give way to rolling meadows where cattle graze contentedly under skies that often hold a dramatic sweep of cloud. The air itself seems to carry a certain clarity, a crispness that hints at the elevation and the distance from the clamor of larger conurbations. In the quiet of the evening, the light takes on a buttery quality, gilding the edges of the distant hills and painting long shadows across the winding country roads that lead in and out of Oakland. This is a place where the echoes of a logging and railroad past still resonate, a history that shaped the very character of Oakland and its surrounding terrain. The economy, once heavily reliant on the extraction of timber and the movement of goods along the rail lines, has diversified, with tourism now playing a significant role, drawing visitors to the nearby beauty of state parks and the recreational opportunities afforded by the waterways. The legacy of its industrial roots can still be glimpsed in the sturdy, practical architecture that defines much of the older part of Oakland, a quiet testament to generations who worked the land and the forests. It’s a locale where the pace of life invites a longer gaze, a deeper breath, and an appreciation for the enduring, quiet strength of the Appalachian foothills.
Live animated radar for Oakland and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Oakland, Garrett County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.407875°N, 79.406712°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21784, 20733, 20747, 21550 |
| Area Code | 301, 240, 410, 443 |
| Page generated | July 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, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 39.407875°N, 79.406712°W, situated in Garrett 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
