Relay, Maryland Weather
Relay, Maryland — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Relay, Baltimore County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Relay. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Relay is published on the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (KBWI) page, 7 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 Relay 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 Relay: Fort Meade Executive Airport (KFME) 17 km · Martin State Airport (KMTN) 27 km · Weide (Aberdeen Proving Ground) Army Heliport (KEDG) 40 km · Phillips Army Air Field (KAPG) 53 km · Harford County Airport (K0W3) 57 km
Conditions reported at KBWI describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Relay specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Relay, Maryland
Relay, a verdant exhale in Baltimore County, unfurls across a landscape sculpted by the patient hand of water. It lies 1.2 miles north-north-east of Elkridge, MD (from Elkridge, MD: bearing 28°T), and is situated 6.5 miles south-west of Baltimore. The Patapsco River, a constant, silver thread, meanders through steep, wooded ravines, its banks a riot of oak and maple that blaze with fiery hues in autumn. The air here carries the earthy perfume of damp soil and decaying leaves, a scent that mingles with the distant hum of traffic, a reminder of the city’s proximity yet a world away from its clamor. Sunlight, when it pierces the dense canopy, falls in dappled shafts, illuminating moss-covered rocks and the occasional flash of a cardinal’s wing. This is a place where the wildness of the land still asserts itself, where the quiet rustle of unseen creatures is a common melody. The history of Relay is deeply entwined with the very flow of the Patapsco, a waterway that once powered mills and transported goods, shaping the early economy of the region. Before the advent of modern highways, this locale served as a crucial resting point, a relay station for travelers and freight making their way through the burgeoning territory. The remnants of that industrial past can still be glimpsed in the weathered stone foundations of old structures, silent witnesses to a bygone era. Today, while the roar of the river has been tempered by human intervention, its presence continues to define Relay, offering pockets of serene beauty for those who seek them. The nearby Grist Mill Museum, a preserved testament to the area's manufacturing heritage, offers a tangible connection to the lives that once thrived along these banks, a quiet echo in the persistent murmur of the river.
Live animated radar for Relay 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 | Relay, Baltimore County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.227885°N, 76.703026°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21227 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Relay, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Relay, 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 Relay includes coordinates 39.227885°N, 76.703026°W, situated in Baltimore County. ZIP code 21227. 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.
