Rising Sun, Maryland Weather
Rising Sun, 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 Rising Sun, Cecil County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Rising Sun. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Rising Sun is published on the Harford County Airport (K0W3) page, 19 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 Rising Sun 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 Rising Sun: Phillips Army Air Field (KAPG) 27 km · Weide (Aberdeen Proving Ground) Army Heliport (KEDG) 39 km · Baublitz Commercial Airport (K9W8) 40 km · Shoestring Aviation Airfield (K0P2) 51 km · Martin State Airport (KMTN) 51 km
Conditions reported at K0W3 describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rising Sun specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Rising Sun, Maryland
Rising Sun sits at a gentle incline, where the rolling Chester River watershed begins to give way to the broader plains of northern Cecil County. It lies 4.3 miles west of Calvert, MD (from Calvert, MD: bearing 268°T), and is situated 9.9 miles south of Union. The land here is a study in soft contours, fields of corn and soybeans stretching towards distant treelines that soften the horizon. Roads, like thin ribbons of asphalt, trace the subtle dips and rises of the terrain, leading past farmhouses whose white paint often gleams with a surprising brightness against the deep greens of summer foliage. In the early morning, a low-hanging mist can sometimes cling to the hollows, lending an almost ethereal quality to the landscape before the sun, true to its name, burns it away and casts a warm, golden light across the fields. The history of Rising Sun is tied to the agricultural bounty of this fertile ground, a legacy evident in the enduring presence of family farms that have shaped its character for generations. Once a vital stop along routes connecting Philadelphia to the Chesapeake, its economy has long been rooted in the cultivation of the land and the quiet commerce that supports it. While the larger economic tides have shifted, the spirit of self-reliance and community persists, a quiet strength that can be felt in the unhurried way life unfolds. The local general store, a place where news and provisions are exchanged, serves as a subtle anchor, a reminder of the town's enduring connection to its past and its present.
Live animated radar for Rising Sun 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 | Rising Sun, Cecil County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.697887°N, 76.062727°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21787, 21911 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rising Sun, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rising Sun, 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 Rising Sun includes coordinates 39.697887°N, 76.062727°W, situated in Cecil County. ZIP code 21787, 21911. 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.
