Saint Michaels, Maryland — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Saint Michaels, Talbot County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Saint Michaels. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Saint Michaels is published on the Easton Airport / Newnam Field (KESN) page, 14 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. 5 airfields within reach of Saint Michaels 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 Saint Michaels: Cambridge Dorchester Airport (KCGE) 32 km · Lee Airport (KANP) 35 km · Joint Base Andrews (KADW) 56 km · Patuxent River Naval Air Station (Trapnell Field) (KNHK) 58 km
Conditions reported at KESN describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Saint Michaels specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Saint Michaels.
Saint Michaels, a jewel on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, unfolds with a gentle grace along the Miles River, a tributary of the mighty Chesapeake Bay. It lies 5.0 miles west of Talbot, MD (from Talbot, MD: bearing 274°T), and is situated 8.0 miles west of Easton. The air here carries the briny tang of the water, a constant whisper of the sea even miles inland, and the light, especially as the day begins its slow surrender to evening, washes over the clapboard houses and manicured gardens in hues of oyster-shell gray and pale gold. Live oaks, their branches draped with Spanish moss, stand sentinel along the waterfront, their roots gripping the sandy soil that defines the terrain. The landscape, a tapestry of marsh grasses and quiet, tree-lined lanes, invites a contemplative pace, a feeling of being drawn into the very breath of the Tidewater region. This is a place where history breathes in the salty air, the echoes of maritime endeavors clinging to the weathered pilings of its docks. Saint Michaels, once a bustling shipbuilding center, famously defended itself against British invasion during the War of 1812, a tale still recounted with quiet pride by its residents. Today, its economy is largely woven around tourism and the enduring allure of its maritime heritage, its wharves now home to charming boutiques, art galleries, and restaurants that serve the freshest catches from the Bay. The Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum stands as a significant landmark, a living testament to the seafaring traditions that shaped Saint Michaels, offering a tangible connection to the lives of those who fished, sailed, and built their livelihoods on these storied waters.
Live animated radar for Saint Michaels 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.
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| Location | Saint Michaels, Talbot County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.785117°N, 76.224392°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21663 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Saint Michaels, 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 Saint Michaels includes coordinates 38.785117°N, 76.224392°W, situated in Talbot County. ZIP code 21663. 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.