Spring Gap, 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 Spring Gap, Allegany County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Spring Gap. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Spring Gap is published on the Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (KCBE) page, 7 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 Spring Gap 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 Spring Gap: Potomac Airpark (KW35) 49 km · Garrett County Airport (K2G4) 53 km · Somerset County Airport (K2G9) 58 km
Conditions reported at KCBE describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Spring Gap specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Spring Gap.
Spring Gap lies cradled in a fold of Allegany County, where the land rises with a determined, ancient strength. It lies 7.0 miles south-west of Allegany, MD (from Allegany, MD: bearing 233°T), and is situated 6.5 miles south-south-east of Cumberland. The Potomac River, a broad, patient artery, whispers its way through the valley, its banks softened by a generous growth of trees that wear their green with a quiet pride. Hills, cloaked in the deep, brooding shades of oak and pine, stand as silent sentinels, their contours softened by the perpetual, hazy breath of the Appalachian air. Sunlight here is a painterly thing, catching the dust motes that dance in the shafts of light filtering through the canopy, and at dusk, it spills a liquid gold across the undulating terrain, imbuing the scene with a profound, almost sacred stillness. The air itself carries the clean scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a tangible reminder of a life lived in close communion with the land. The history of Spring Gap is etched not in grand monuments, but in the subtle shifts of the earth and the enduring spirit of its people. Once, the roar of industry echoed through these hills, with coal and iron fueling the dreams of a burgeoning nation, leaving behind a legacy of weathered structures and a deep understanding of the earth’s bounty. The local economy, now more tied to the land’s enduring agricultural promise and the steady flow of traffic along the nearby thoroughfares, retains a grounded, resilient character. The rhythm of life in Spring Gap is measured, not by the frantic ticking of clocks, but by the slow turning of seasons and the quiet diligence of those who call this valley home, their lives intertwined with the enduring beauty of the landscape.
Live animated radar for Spring Gap 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 | Spring Gap, Allegany County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.565368°N, 78.716406°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21560 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Spring Gap, 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 Spring Gap includes coordinates 39.565368°N, 78.716406°W, situated in Allegany County. ZIP code 21560. 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. 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.