St. James, Maryland Weather
St. James, 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 St. James, Washington County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near St. James. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for St. James is published on the Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (KHGR) page, 16 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 St. James 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 St. James: Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepherd Field (KMRB) 26 km · Frederick Municipal Airport (KFDK) 37 km · Franklin County Regional Airport (KN68) 47 km · Gettysburg Regional Airport (KW05) 52 km · Leesburg Executive Airport (KJYO) 57 km
Conditions reported at KHGR describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at St. James specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for St. James.
About St. James, Maryland
St. James unfolds across rolling hills, a patchwork of verdant fields and woodlands that speak of the fertile limestone valleys of Washington County. It lies 4.7 miles south-west of Washington, MD (from Washington, MD: bearing 222°T), and is situated 5.8 miles south-south-west of Hagerstown. The air here carries the clean, sharp scent of pine and damp earth, especially after a summer rain, and the light, particularly in the late afternoon, often casts a warm, golden hue across the weathered barns and stone fences that mark the landscape. St. James is a place where the sky feels vast, stretching wide above the gentle swells of the land, and where the quiet hum of insects in the tall grasses forms the dominant soundtrack to the day. This locality has long been shaped by the rich agricultural heritage of its surroundings, with its economy historically rooted in the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock, a tradition still evident in the working farms that dot the countryside. Early settlers, drawn to the fertile soil and abundant water, established a community that has maintained a strong connection to the land, a quiet resilience evident in the enduring stone structures and the enduring sense of place. While St. James may not boast grand monuments, its character is etched in the enduring rhythm of the seasons and the quiet stewardship of the land by generations who have called it home.
Live animated radar for St. James 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 | St. James, Washington County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.562598°N, 77.758049°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21733, 21781 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This St. James, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for St. James, 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 St. James includes coordinates 39.562598°N, 77.758049°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 21733, 21781. 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.
