Sparks, Maryland Weather
Sparks, Maryland — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Sparks, Baltimore County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Sparks. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Sparks is published on the Shoestring Aviation Airfield (K0P2) page, 29 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 Sparks 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 Sparks: Martin State Airport (KMTN) 30 km · Weide (Aberdeen Proving Ground) Army Heliport (KEDG) 34 km · Harford County Airport (K0W3) 38 km · Baublitz Commercial Airport (K9W8) 38 km · Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (KBWI) 40 km
Conditions reported at K0P2 describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sparks specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sparks.
About Sparks, Maryland
Sparks unfurls itself across the rolling terrain of northern Baltimore County, a gentle landscape where the earth breathes a quiet sigh of green. It lies 9.2 miles north-north-west of Towson, MD (from Towson, MD: bearing 345°T), and is situated 9.7 miles north-west of Loch Raven. The land here is a study in soft contours, the fields a patchwork of cultivated rows and meadows that slope towards the meandering Gunpowder River, its waters reflecting the ever-changing sky. Ancient oak trees, their branches gnarled like old stories, stand sentinel over the country roads, their leaves whispering secrets to the breeze that carries the scent of damp earth and distant pine. The air, especially in the late afternoon when the sun begins its descent, takes on a honeyed hue, casting long shadows that stretch and shorten with a mesmerizing, silent dance across the fields, imbuing Sparks with a sense of timeless grace. The history of Sparks is etched not in grand monuments, but in the very character of its enduring landscape and the quiet industry that has shaped it. For generations, this area has been a place where the land yielded its bounty, first through agriculture, with farms that sustained families and fed the wider region, and later, a transition towards a more diversified local economy that still honors its agrarian roots. The echoes of horse-drawn carts are faint now, replaced by the hum of modern life, yet the spirit of the place remains, a blend of quiet self-reliance and a deep connection to the natural world. Sparks retains a distinct identity, a place where the pace of life allows for contemplation, a gentle rhythm that beats in harmony with the turning seasons and the flowing waters of the nearby river.
Live animated radar for Sparks 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 | Sparks, Baltimore County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.530939°N, 76.645804°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21152 |
| Area Code | 240, 301 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sparks, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sparks, 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 Sparks includes coordinates 39.530939°N, 76.645804°W, situated in Baltimore County. ZIP code 21152. Telephone area code: 240, 301. 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.
