Sunderland, Maryland Weather
Sunderland, 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 Sunderland, Calvert County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Sunderland. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Sunderland is published on the Joint Base Andrews (KADW) page, 28 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 Sunderland 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 Sunderland: Lee Airport (KANP) 30 km · Potomac Airfield (KVKX) 32 km · College Park Airport (KCGS) 44 km · Patuxent River Naval Air Station (Trapnell Field) (KNHK) 46 km · Easton Airport / Newnam Field (KESN) 48 km
Conditions reported at KADW describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sunderland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sunderland.
About Sunderland, Maryland
Sunderland rests in a pocket of Calvert County where the land gently slopes towards the Chesapeake. It lies 17.4 miles east-south-east of Clinton, MD (from Clinton, MD: bearing 112°T), and is situated 3.6 miles west-south-west of Chesapeake Beach. The air here often carries the damp, mineral tang of tidal creeks, a constant reminder of the waterway's proximity. Broad fields, a patchwork of emerald and gold depending on the season, stretch out under a sky that can shift from a pale, washed-out blue to a deep, bruised violet at dusk. Ancient oaks, their branches gnarled like arthritic fingers, stand sentinel along the edges of these cultivated spaces, their leaves rustling with a sound like hushed secrets. The roads, often winding and narrow, seem to follow the old contours of the earth, inviting a slower pace and a closer look at the quiet abundance of the landscape. This is a place whose identity is deeply entwined with the cycles of agriculture and the ebb and flow of the Chesapeake Bay. For generations, the fertile soil of Calvert County has yielded its bounty, with tobacco once reigning supreme, shaping the very character of the region. While the agricultural economy has diversified, the echoes of that past remain, visible in the enduring farmsteads and the deeply ingrained respect for the land. Fishing and crabbing, too, have long been vital to Sunderland's sustenance, the rhythms of the tides dictating the daily lives of many. Though it might not boast grand monuments, Sunderland possesses a quiet charm, a sense of enduring connection to the natural world and the historical threads that have woven its story into the fabric of Southern Maryland.
Live animated radar for Sunderland 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 | Sunderland, Calvert County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.67123°N, 76.598015°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20689 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sunderland, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sunderland, 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 Sunderland includes coordinates 38.671230°N, 76.598015°W, situated in Calvert County. ZIP code 20689. 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.
