Riderwood, Maryland Weather
Riderwood, 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 Riderwood, Baltimore County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Riderwood. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Riderwood is published on the Martin State Airport (KMTN) page, 22 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 Riderwood 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 Riderwood: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (KBWI) 26 km · Weide (Aberdeen Proving Ground) Army Heliport (KEDG) 31 km · Fort Meade Executive Airport (KFME) 37 km · Phillips Army Air Field (KAPG) 42 km · Harford County Airport (K0W3) 42 km
Conditions reported at KMTN describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Riderwood specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
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.
Live animated radar for Riderwood 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
