Salisbury, Maryland Weather
Salisbury, 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 Salisbury, Wicomico County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Salisbury. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Salisbury is published on the Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport (KSBY) page, 8 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 Salisbury 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 Salisbury: Ocean City Municipal Airport (KOXB) 42 km · Delaware Coastal Airport (KGED) 42 km · Cambridge Dorchester Airport (KCGE) 42 km · Crisfield-Somerset County Airport (KW41) 43 km · Wallops Flight Facility Airport (KWAL) 48 km
Conditions reported at KSBY describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Salisbury specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Salisbury, Maryland
Salisbury lies at the confluence of gentle waterways, a place where the Wicomico River, a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay, breathes its brackish air into the surrounding landscape. It lies 16.6 miles north-north-west of Worcester, MD (from Worcester, MD: bearing 327°T), and is situated 2.9 miles north-north-east of Fruitland. The terrain here is a subtle mosaic of flatlands and low-lying fields, often slicked with the moisture drawn from the nearby marshes, where the air hangs thick and sweet with the scent of salt and ripening corn. Cypress trees, their knees like ancient knuckles, punctuate the water's edge, and the sky above, a vast, pale blue canvas, seems to hold the very essence of the Eastern Shore's quietude. Even in the midday sun, a certain muted luminescence seems to emanate from the soil, a soft glow that hints at the fertile depths beneath. The history of Salisbury is a story etched not in grand pronouncements, but in the steady, persistent hum of its economy and the enduring spirit of its people. Founded as a trading post, Salisbury’s fortunes have long been tied to the bounty of the land and sea, its early prosperity built on timber, agriculture, and the Chesapeake’s rich harvests. Today, that legacy continues, with poultry farming and agribusiness forming the backbone of the local economy, a testament to the enduring connection between Salisbury and its fertile surroundings. The presence of Salisbury University adds a vibrant intellectual current, its students and faculty bringing a youthful energy that mingles with the seasoned resilience of a place that has seen generations come and go, each leaving their quiet mark on the character of this Eastern Shore jewel.
Live animated radar for Salisbury 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 | Salisbury, Wicomico County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.360674°N, 75.599369°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21801, 21804, 21802, 21803 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Salisbury, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Salisbury, 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 Salisbury includes coordinates 38.360674°N, 75.599369°W, situated in Wicomico County. ZIP code 21801, 21804, 21802, 21803. 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.
