Shady Side, Maryland Weather
Shady Side, 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 Shady Side, Anne Arundel County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Shady Side.
About Shady Side, Maryland
Shady Side breathes the salty tang of the Chesapeake Bay, its landscape a gentle embrace of marsh grass and ancient oaks. It lies 7.9 miles south-south-east of Anne Arundel, MD (from Anne Arundel, MD: bearing 166°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south of Annapolis. The land here is low-lying, a porous edge where freshwater streams meet the brackish tide, creating a mosaic of wetlands and narrow, winding creeks that carve their way inland like blue veins. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid air, has a diffused quality, softening the edges of weathered clapboard homes and casting long, lazy shadows across well-worn docks. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of pine needles warmed by the sun and the distant, persistent call of gulls. Boats, their hulls painted in cheerful blues and whites, bob gently at anchor, a constant reminder of the water's pervasive influence. The history of Shady Side is deeply intertwined with the bounty of the Bay, its economy long anchored by the oyster and crab fisheries that still thrive today. Generations of watermen have navigated these waters, their lives and livelihoods shaped by the ebb and flow of the tides and the seasons’ yield. While the fishing fleets are smaller now, the spirit of self-reliance and connection to the water remains a defining characteristic of Shady Side. Small businesses, often family-run, cater to both locals and the occasional visitor drawn to its unpretentious charm, offering everything from bait and tackle to casual waterfront dining. The quiet hum of everyday life here is punctuated by the chug of a returning boat or the distant laughter from a backyard barbecue, a testament to a community that values connection and the simple pleasures.
Live animated radar for Shady Side and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Shady Side, Anne Arundel County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.841782°N, 76.51218°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20764, 20733 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Shady Side, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shady Side, 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 Shady Side includes coordinates 38.841782°N, 76.512180°W, situated in Anne Arundel County. ZIP code 20764, 20733. Telephone area code: 301, 240. 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.
