Ocean, Maryland Weather
Ocean, 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 Ocean, Allegany County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Ocean. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Ocean is published on the Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (KCBE) page, 16 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 Ocean 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 Ocean: Garrett County Airport (K2G4) 34 km · Somerset County Airport (K2G9) 49 km
Conditions reported at KCBE describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ocean specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ocean.
About Ocean, Maryland
Ocean lies as a quiet pocket of Maryland's Allegany County, where the land itself seems to breathe with a slow, deliberate rhythm. It lies 17.8 miles west of Allegany, MD (from Allegany, MD: bearing 265°T), and is situated 8.0 miles west-south-west of LaVale. The terrain here is a study in subtle, rolling hills, softened by the passage of time and the persistent caress of the elements. Great trees, ancient sentinels of oak and maple, stand guard over the undulating landscape, their branches reaching towards a sky that often wears a cloak of soft, diffused light, especially in the late afternoon when the sun begins its gentle descent. Creeks and streams, born from the higher ground, thread their way through the valleys, their waters cool and clear, reflecting the verdant greens of summer and the fiery hues of autumn. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, a mingling of damp soil, pine needles, and the distant whisper of wind through the foliage. Historically, the spirit of Ocean has been shaped by the land's generous, yet sometimes demanding, nature. Early settlers found sustenance and a sense of place amidst these rolling hills, their lives intertwined with the cultivation of the soil and the bounty it provided. While not a hub of heavy industry, the local economy has long been anchored in agriculture, with farms that dot the landscape, their fields a patchwork of crops that change with the seasons. There's a quiet pride in this enduring connection to the earth, a tradition passed down through generations. The few roads that wind through Ocean are not arteries of hurried commerce, but rather pathways that honor the unhurried pace of life, leading to homes and farms where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the sun and the needs of the land.
Live animated radar for Ocean 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 | Ocean, Allegany County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.602588°N, 78.943914°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21532 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ocean, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ocean, 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 Ocean includes coordinates 39.602588°N, 78.943914°W, situated in Allegany County. ZIP code 21532. 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.
