Prince Frederick, Maryland Weather
Prince Frederick, 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 Prince Frederick, Calvert County.
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About Prince Frederick, Maryland
Prince Frederick lies at the heart of Calvert County, a place where the land exhales a humid, pine-scented breath under a vast, often cloud-streaked sky. It lies 18.1 miles east-north-east of Wicomico, MD (from Wicomico, MD: bearing 61°T), and is situated 6.2 miles north-west of Saint Leonard. Rolling hills, softened by centuries of cultivation and the steady hand of nature, give way to the darker, denser woods that press in from all sides. The air here carries the faint, briny tang of the Chesapeake Bay, a constant reminder of the powerful waterway that shapes this peninsula. Sunlight, when it breaks through, falls in broad, warm swathes across fields of corn and soybeans, illuminating the quiet industry of the agricultural landscape. Evenings bring a deepening indigo to the sky, and the distant hum of cicadas becomes the dominant sound, a drowsy chorus to the fading light. This is a place deeply connected to its past, where the echoes of colonial settlement still resonate. Prince Frederick, the county seat, has long been the administrative and economic hub, its history intertwined with the tobacco plantations that once defined the region. Today, while agriculture remains a vital thread, the local economy has diversified, with a growing presence in retail and services catering to the surrounding communities. The proximity to the Chesapeake Bay influences much of life here, from the pleasure of waterfront access to the ongoing efforts to preserve its delicate ecosystem. A strong sense of local identity prevails, characterized by a quiet pride in the county's heritage and a shared appreciation for its distinctive, bayside character.
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| Location | Prince Frederick, Calvert County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.5404°N, 76.584402°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20678 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Prince Frederick, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Prince Frederick, 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 Prince Frederick includes coordinates 38.540400°N, 76.584402°W, situated in Calvert County. ZIP code 20678. Telephone area code: 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.
