Pondsville, Maryland Weather
Pondsville, 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 Pondsville, Washington County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Pondsville. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Pondsville is published on the Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (KHGR) 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. 6 airfields within reach of Pondsville 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 Pondsville: Frederick Municipal Airport (KFDK) 29 km · Gettysburg Regional Airport (KW05) 36 km · Franklin County Regional Airport (KN68) 40 km · Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepherd Field (KMRB) 42 km · Carroll County Regional Jack B Poage Field (KDMW) 50 km
Conditions reported at KHGR describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pondsville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pondsville.
About Pondsville, Maryland
Pondsville rests in a gentle fold of Washington County, where the land slopes with a quiet persistence towards the Potomac River. It lies 6.0 miles east of Washington, MD (from Washington, MD: bearing 85°T), and is situated 7.2 miles east-south-east of Hagerstown. The air here, especially after a spring rain, carries the scent of damp earth and the distant, sweet perfume of apple orchards that blush with blossoms in early May. Here, the terrain is a mosaic of cultivated fields, their greens and golds stretching towards the hazy blue of the Appalachian foothills, interspersed with woodlands where the trees stand close, their branches interlacing like ancient, gnarled fingers. A palpable sense of stillness often settles over Pondsville, broken only by the occasional lowing of cattle or the distant drone of a tractor tilling the rich soil. The history of Pondsville is bound to the fertile land and the water that irrigates it. For generations, agriculture has been the bedrock of its economy, with families cultivating crops that mirror the changing seasons, their lives a rhythm of planting and harvest. The legacy of the C&O Canal, though now a ghost of its former industrial self, still whispers along the riverbanks, a reminder of the bustling commerce that once flowed through this region. Today, while farming remains vital, a quiet diversification is evident, with small businesses and artisanal crafts beginning to bloom, echoing the resilient spirit of the people who call Pondsville home.
Live animated radar for Pondsville 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 | Pondsville, Washington County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.620653°N, 77.587768°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21783 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pondsville, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pondsville, 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 Pondsville includes coordinates 39.620653°N, 77.587768°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 21783. 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.
