Riverside, Maryland Weather
Riverside, 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 Riverside, Harford County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Riverside. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Riverside is published on the Phillips Army Air Field (KAPG) page, 6 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 Riverside 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 Riverside: Weide (Aberdeen Proving Ground) Army Heliport (KEDG) 10 km · Harford County Airport (K0W3) 11 km · Martin State Airport (KMTN) 22 km · Baublitz Commercial Airport (K9W8) 47 km · Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (KBWI) 50 km
Conditions reported at KAPG describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Riverside specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Riverside, Maryland
Riverside slumbers along the Susquehanna River, its quiet streets fringed by ancient oaks and the soft, persistent hum of cicadas in the humid air. It lies 5.3 miles east-south-east of Bel Air South, MD (from Bel Air South, MD: bearing 117°T), and is situated 4.7 miles north-east of Edgewood. The landscape here is a gentle unfolding of fertile land, sloping towards the wide, slow-moving water, where the sky often bleeds into a bruised violet at twilight. Along the riverbanks, the air carries the faint, briny scent of the Chesapeake, a subtle reminder of the larger waters that lie beyond. This is a place where the days move with a certain deliberate grace, dictated by the sun and the dependable ebb and flow of the tides, and where the houses, many built of weathered brick and timber, seem to have grown organically from the earth itself. This stretch of Maryland's shore has long been a passage, a place where life has been shaped by the bounty of the river and the rich soil. For generations, the economy of Riverside was tied to the water, with fishing boats once bobbing in its harbors and the rhythmic thud of oyster dredging a familiar sound. Though the industrial might of larger cities lies a distance away, Riverside retains a quiet industriousness, its present economy often supported by small businesses and the enduring agricultural traditions of the surrounding countryside, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards the horizon. The history of the land is not a loud declaration, but a quiet resonance, felt in the sturdy foundations of older homes and the enduring spirit of a community that understands the deep, patient rhythm of river life.
Live animated radar for Riverside 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 | Riverside, Harford County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.47372°N, 76.241345°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20662, 21663, 21001 |
| Area Code | 410, 443, 240, 301 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Riverside, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Riverside, 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 Riverside includes coordinates 39.473720°N, 76.241345°W, situated in Harford County. ZIP code 20662, 21663, 21001. 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.
