Riverdale Park, Maryland Weather
Riverdale Park, 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 Riverdale Park, Prince George's County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Riverdale Park. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Riverdale Park is published on the College Park Airport (KCGS) page, 2 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. 4 airfields within reach of Riverdale Park 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 Riverdale Park: Joint Base Andrews (KADW) 18 km · Potomac Airfield (KVKX) 24 km · Lee Airport (KANP) 32 km
Conditions reported at KCGS describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Riverdale Park specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Riverdale Park, Maryland
Riverdale Park unfolds as a verdant expanse, where the gentle Potomac River whispers its ancient secrets to the Maryland soil. It lies 1.2 miles south-south-east of College Park, MD (from College Park, MD: bearing 167°T), and is situated 7.3 miles north-east of Washington. The landscape here is a mosaic of rolling terrain, softened by the embrace of mature trees that cast long, dappled shadows across well-trodden paths. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a particular sweetness, a mingling of damp earth and the faint, distant hum of life from the surrounding neighborhoods. Here, the riverbanks are not dramatic cliffs but rather sloping, welcoming shores, inviting quiet contemplation and the patient observation of waterfowl gliding across the water's surface. The character of Riverdale Park is one of understated beauty, a place where nature’s artistry is allowed to speak without ostentation. The history of Riverdale Park is interwoven with the ebb and flow of the region's development, its origins tied to the agricultural pursuits that once dominated this fertile land. While the agrarian past has yielded to modern life, echoes of that heritage can still be sensed in the broad, open fields that now serve as recreational spaces. The local economy, like many in the surrounding county, has diversified over time, with residents commuting to larger employment centers while local businesses cater to the daily needs of the community. Riverdale Park itself holds a distinctive charm, a community that has retained a sense of its own identity, a quiet resilience that allows it to stand as a peaceful haven within the busier corridors of the Washington metropolitan area.
Live animated radar for Riverdale Park 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 | Riverdale Park, Prince George's County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.963444°N, 76.931641°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20737 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Riverdale Park, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Riverdale Park, 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 Riverdale Park includes coordinates 38.963444°N, 76.931641°W, situated in Prince George's County. ZIP code 20737. 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. 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.
