Smithsburg, Maryland Weather
Smithsburg, 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 Smithsburg, Washington County.
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About Smithsburg, Maryland
Smithsburg rests in a hollow of verdant hills, a place where the Appalachian foothills begin their gentle rise. It lies 7.3 miles east-north-east of Washington, MD (from Washington, MD: bearing 67°T), and is situated 7.9 miles east of Hagerstown. The land here is a patchwork of farms, their fields often yielding to the deep green of mature woodlands that climb the slopes, their branches occasionally catching the slanting afternoon sun. The air carries the scent of damp earth and, in summer, the sweet perfume of ripening corn, a fragrance that seems to seep into the very stone of the old farmhouses. A quietude pervades Smithsburg, a sense of being slightly removed from the haste of the wider world, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life more than any clock. Founded in the early 19th century, Smithsburg grew from a humble crossroads into a community sustained by the bounty of its fertile soil. Its economy, historically tied to agriculture, still sees the land providing for many, with orchards yielding apples and other fruits that find their way to local markets and beyond. The surrounding landscape, sculpted by millennia of rain and frost, offers a quiet beauty, particularly along the smaller streams that meander through the valleys, their waters glinting like slivers of mercury under the midday sky. Though the grander pronouncements of industry have largely bypassed this corner of Washington County, Smithsburg retains a distinct character, a testament to its enduring connection to the earth and the quiet persistence of its people.
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| Location | Smithsburg, Washington County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.654819°N, 77.572768°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21783 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Smithsburg, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Smithsburg, 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 Smithsburg includes coordinates 39.654819°N, 77.572768°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 21783. 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.
