Ridge, Maryland Weather
Ridge, 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 Ridge, St. Mary's County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Ridge.
About Ridge, Maryland
Ridge unfolds as a quiet expanse where the land gently dips and rises, a subtle topography softened by centuries of wind and rain. It lies 1.1 miles north-north-west of Saint Marys, MD (from Saint Marys, MD: bearing 329°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south-south-east of Park Hall. The air here carries the briny tang of the Chesapeake, a constant whisper of the water that defines this peninsula. Mature trees, their branches gnarled like ancient hands, punctuate the landscape, their leaves rustling with a sound that seems to hold the echoes of passing seasons. Fields, often a rich, dark loam, stretch out under a sky that can shift from the clearest azure to a brooding, pewter grey with startling speed, the light often catching the dew on the grass in the early morning, making the meadows gleam as if dusted with fine silver. The history of Ridge is deeply entwined with the bounty of the water and the cultivation of the soil. Once a hub for oyster dredging and fishing, its economy has long been shaped by the ebb and flow of the Chesapeake Bay. The remnants of that maritime past can still be glimpsed in the weathered piers and the stories that linger in the air, a quiet testament to the hard work and resilience of those who lived by the sea. Today, agriculture continues to play a vital role, with farms producing a variety of crops, but the enduring character of Ridge remains a blend of rural tranquility and a profound connection to the surrounding waterways, a place where the pace of life still feels aligned with the natural world.
Live animated radar for Ridge and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Ridge, St. Mary's County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.119293°N, 76.373838°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20680 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Ridge, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ridge, 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 Ridge includes coordinates 38.119293°N, 76.373838°W, situated in St. Mary's County. ZIP code 20680. 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.
