Potomac, Maryland Weather
Potomac, 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 Potomac, Allegany County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Potomac.
About Potomac, Maryland
Potomac, Maryland, unfurls itself in a landscape shaped by the gentle, persistent sculpting of water and time. It lies 12.8 miles west-south-west of Allegany, MD (from Allegany, MD: bearing 252°T), and is situated 7.2 miles south-west of Cumberland. The terrain here is a nuanced tapestry of rolling hills, their slopes often cloaked in the deep green of mature woodlands where sunlight filters through in shifting patterns, painting the undergrowth with ephemeral gold. Creeks and streams, born from the higher ground to the west, meander with a quiet purpose, their banks often fringed with ferns and mosses that speak of damp, shaded havens. The air itself carries a certain stillness, a palpable calm that settles over the fields and forests, broken only by the rustle of leaves or the distant call of a bird. The character of Potomac is deeply intertwined with its history as a gateway, a place that has seen movement and change across generations. While the immediate environs are largely residential, the whispers of earlier eras are present. The land has supported agriculture, and the very soil remembers the labor that once turned it. Today, the local economy is a blend of service industries and the professional lives of those who commute to larger hubs, a modern iteration of a place that has always been connected to the wider world. Yet, a distinct sense of place endures, a quiet pride in its natural beauty and a community that moves at a pace that allows for the appreciation of its surroundings, especially as the day gives way to the soft, diffused light of dusk.
Live animated radar for Potomac and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Potomac, Allegany County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.56759°N, 78.83891°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20854, 21502, 20817 |
| Area Code | 410, 443, 301, 240 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Potomac, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Potomac, 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 Potomac includes coordinates 39.567590°N, 78.838910°W, situated in Allegany County. ZIP code 20854, 21502, 20817. Telephone area code: 410, 443, 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. 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.
