Riderwood, Maryland Weather
Riderwood, 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 for Riderwood, Baltimore County.
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About Riderwood, Maryland
Riderwood lies in a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, where the verdant tapestry of Maryland's Piedmont unfolds with a quiet grace. It lies 2.5 miles west-north-west of Towson, MD (from Towson, MD: bearing 282°T), and is situated 8.4 miles north-north-west of Baltimore. The land here breathes with a soft, humid air, often carrying the scent of damp earth and the distant hum of cicadas on a summer afternoon. Old oaks, their branches thick with the wisdom of seasons, stand sentinel over fields that slope towards unseen hollows, their surfaces a patchwork of sun-drenched and shadow-dappled green. The very light seems to filter through a fine, almost golden mist, especially in the late afternoon, giving the broad leaves of the mature trees a luminous quality. The history of Riderwood is a story told in the endurance of its farms and the steady pulse of its suburban growth, a place where the echoes of agrarian life still resonate beneath the surface of modern development. For generations, this land sustained families through the cultivation of crops, and the traces of that agricultural heritage can still be glimpsed in the stone foundations of old barns and the enduring lines of ancient hedgerows. Today, Riderwood's economy is woven into the broader fabric of Baltimore County, a blend of residential neighborhoods and the businesses that serve them, reflecting a transition from rural roots to a more contemporary suburban character. The proximity to larger centers of commerce and education has shaped Riderwood into a comfortable haven for those who appreciate its familiar charm and accessibility.
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| Location | Riderwood, Baltimore County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.409273°N, 76.648581°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21204, 21139 |
| Area Code | 410, 443, 240, 301 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Riderwood, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Riderwood, 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 Riderwood includes coordinates 39.409273°N, 76.648581°W, situated in Baltimore County. ZIP code 21204, 21139. Telephone area code: 410, 443, 240, 301. 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.
