Riverside, 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 Riverside, Howard County.
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Riverside unfolds as a landscape of verdant hills and broad, often misty, valleys, where the Patuxent River’s influence is felt in the humid air and the rich, dark loam that yields generously. It lies 2.5 miles north-north-west of North Laurel, MD (from North Laurel, MD: bearing 342°T), and is situated 8.9 miles south-south-east of Howard. The terrain here is a gentle, rolling affair, a tapestry of mature woodlands interspersed with fields that, in the right light, shimmer with an almost ethereal green. Roads, like arteries, wind through this soft topography, connecting scattered homesteads and small clusters of homes, their driveways often lined with the quiet sentinels of pine and oak. The very character of Riverside is one of soft edges and diffused light, where the sky often seems to press down, heavy with the promise of rain or the lingering warmth of the day. The history of Riverside is intimately tied to the ebb and flow of agricultural enterprise, a legacy evident in the enduring farmsteads and the patchwork of cultivated land that still defines much of its periphery. For generations, this region was a breadbasket, its economy rooted in the cultivation of tobacco and later, a more diversified agriculture that sustained its populace through cycles of boom and quietude. While modern industries have found their footing, often in the surrounding larger hubs, the heart of Riverside still beats to a slower, more agrarian rhythm, a subtle echo of its founding principles. The river itself, a constant, quiet presence, has not only shaped the land but has also historically served as a vital artery for commerce and connection, a watery thread binding this place to the wider world.
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| Location | Riverside, Howard County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.173441°N, 76.885252°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20662, 21663, 21001 |
| Area Code | 410, 443, 240, 301 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
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, 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 Riverside includes coordinates 39.173441°N, 76.885252°W, situated in Howard 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. 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.