Riviera Beach, Maryland Weather
Riviera Beach, 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 for Riviera Beach, Anne Arundel County.
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About Riviera Beach, Maryland
Riviera Beach unfurls along the western edge of the Chesapeake Bay, a place where the land exhales a salty tang into the humid air. It lies 5.3 miles north-east of Pasadena, MD (from Pasadena, MD: bearing 39°T), and is situated 6.3 miles east of Glen Burnie. Broad, placid waters lap at sandy shores, the horizon a soft blur where the sky meets the sea. The terrain here is low-lying, a gentle sweep of green lawns and weathered docks that seem to lean into the embrace of the water. Sunlight, particularly in the late afternoon, washes over the scene with a liquid gold, catching the sails of distant boats and illuminating the slow drift of seagulls overhead. Small, sturdy houses, painted in shades of seafoam green and oyster grey, dot the landscape, their porches often adorned with rocking chairs and potted geraniums, hinting at a life lived in quiet communion with the bay's ebb and flow. The history of Riviera Beach is deeply entwined with the Chesapeake's bounty and the enduring spirit of those who have called its shores home. For generations, the economy here has been shaped by the fishermen who ply its waters, their lives dictated by the seasons and the teeming life beneath the surface. Oysters and blue crabs, staples of the regional diet, have sustained families and fueled a modest but persistent commerce, their harvesting a tradition passed down through the years. While the precise origins of its settlement are a whisper on the wind, the area bears the indelible mark of early Maryland pioneers seeking sustenance and a connection to the vast, life-giving bay. Today, Riviera Beach maintains a character that balances this heritage with a modern sensibility, a place where the echoes of its past are carried on the same gentle breezes that rustle through the maritime pines.
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| Location | Riviera Beach, Anne Arundel County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.166776°N, 76.508018°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21122 |
| Area Code | 240, 301 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Riviera Beach, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Riviera Beach, 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 Riviera Beach includes coordinates 39.166776°N, 76.508018°W, situated in Anne Arundel County. ZIP code 21122. Telephone area code: 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.
