Sharpsburg, Maryland Weather
Sharpsburg, 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 Sharpsburg, Washington County.
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About Sharpsburg, Maryland
Sharpsburg lies in a valley where the land dips and rolls, the Antietam Creek a silver thread winding through fields of ripening corn and tall, whispering grass. It lies 11.1 miles south-south-west of Washington, MD (from Washington, MD: bearing 194°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south of St. James. The air here, especially as the sun begins its slow descent, carries the scent of turned earth and the faintest hint of woodsmoke, a quiet perfume that clings to the weathered clapboard houses and the sturdy brick buildings lining Main Street. Oak trees, ancient and gnarled, stand sentinel along the approaches, their branches reaching out like tired arms, offering shade and a sense of enduring permanence to the small, unassuming landscape. The sky above Sharpsburg often takes on a bruised, dramatic hue in the late afternoon, mirroring the intensity of the ground below. This is a place where history is not just remembered, but felt in the very bones of the earth, particularly the hallowed ground of the Antietam battlefield, a national battlefield park that draws visitors from across the nation. The local economy, once tied to the rich agricultural soil that still yields its bounty, now finds a significant anchor in the preservation and interpretation of that pivotal Civil War encounter. The remnants of old mills, their stone foundations still visible along the creek, speak of a time when water power drove the local industry, a stark contrast to the quiet hum of modern life that now defines Sharpsburg. The sense of a shared past is palpable, an unspoken understanding that binds the residents of Sharpsburg to the dramatic events that unfolded here, forever etching its name into the annals of American history.
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| Location | Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.457599°N, 77.748882°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21782 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sharpsburg, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sharpsburg, 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 Sharpsburg includes coordinates 39.457599°N, 77.748882°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 21782. 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. 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.
