Tilghman Island, Maryland — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Tilghman Island, Talbot County.
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Tilghman Island rises from the Chesapeake Bay like a weathered hand, its narrow, sandy fingers reaching into the brackish waters. It lies 12.3 miles west-south-west of Talbot, MD (from Talbot, MD: bearing 245°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south-west of St. Michaels. Here, the land is low-lying, a tapestry of salt marsh and pine forest, where the air hangs thick with the scent of brine and decaying leaves. The shores are a mosaic of oyster shells and driftwood, smoothed by the ceaseless ebb and flow of tides, and the sky overhead is vast, a canvas for the dramatic shifts of Atlantic weather, often painted with bruised purples and fierce golds at twilight. The character of Tilghman Island is etched in the stoic faces of its residents, a quiet resilience born of a life lived in close communion with the sea. The history of Tilghman Island is inextricably linked to the bounty of the Chesapeake, its economy once dominated by the oyster and crab fisheries. Generations have plied these waters, their lives following the ancient rhythms of the seasons and the tides, a tradition that still hums beneath the surface of everyday life. While the fishing fleets are fewer now, the spirit of the waterman endures, a stubborn pride in a heritage that has weathered changing times. The island's distinctive clapboard houses, many painted in hues of sea-worn blue and weathered gray, stand as quiet witnesses to a past where hard work and community were the cornerstones of survival, and the gentle creak of sailboat masts is a constant, melodic reminder of this enduring legacy.
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| Location | Tilghman Island, Talbot County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.70373°N, 76.338561°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21671, 21665 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tilghman Island, Maryland, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Tilghman Island includes coordinates 38.703730°N, 76.338561°W, situated in Talbot County. ZIP code 21671, 21665. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.