South Laurel, Maryland Weather
South Laurel, 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 South Laurel, Prince George's County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near South Laurel. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for South Laurel is published on the Fort Meade Executive Airport (KFME) 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. 4 airfields within reach of South Laurel 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 South Laurel: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (KBWI) 20 km · Martin State Airport (KMTN) 47 km · Weide (Aberdeen Proving Ground) Army Heliport (KEDG) 60 km
Conditions reported at KFME describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at South Laurel specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About South Laurel, Maryland
South Laurel lies in a landscape of gentle, rolling terrain, where the broad leaves of mature oak and maple trees form a verdant canopy over a network of suburban streets. It lies 2.0 miles south of Laurel, MD (from Laurel, MD: bearing 183°T), and is situated 9.4 miles west-south-west of Severn. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the rich, damp scent of earth and decaying leaves, a subtle perfume that clings to the humid atmosphere. The land is crisscrossed by small, unnamed creeks that, though often unseen, contribute to the persistent, almost whispered murmur of water that underlies the everyday sounds of the locality. Light filters through the trees in shifting patterns, dappling the sidewalks and lawns with a soft, diffused glow, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun begins its descent. The history of South Laurel is tied to the agricultural roots of Prince George's County, a past that still whispers through the occasional farm stand or the enduring names of older roads. While the landscape has undeniably transformed, the echoes of its past are present in the quiet dignity of older homes and the sense of established neighborhoods. Today, the local economy is a blend of retail and service industries, catering to the needs of a growing population that finds its way to South Laurel for its convenient access and a more suburban pace of life than the bustling cities nearby. The area is a thoroughfare, a place where people pass through as much as they settle, yet a distinct character has emerged, a quiet resilience that marks South Laurel as a place of enduring, understated presence.
Live animated radar for South Laurel 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 | South Laurel, Prince George's County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.069831°N, 76.85025°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20708 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This South Laurel, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for South Laurel, 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 South Laurel includes coordinates 39.069831°N, 76.850250°W, situated in Prince George's County. ZIP code 20708. 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. 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.
