Tolchester, Maryland Weather
Tolchester, 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 Tolchester, Kent County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Tolchester.
About Tolchester, Maryland
Tolchester sits at the edge of the Chesapeake Bay, a place where the land seems to exhale into the vast water. It lies 13.2 miles south-east of Middle River, MD (from Middle River, MD: bearing 126°T), and is situated 6.6 miles west-south-west of Kent. The air here carries the briny scent of tidal flats and the whisper of marsh grasses, a constant reminder of the bay's presence. Low-lying fields, often a deep, rich loam, stretch towards the horizon, punctuated by stands of loblolly pines whose dark needles catch the slant of the afternoon sun. The terrain is gentle, a subtle undulation that gives way to the broad, shimmering expanse of the bay, its surface a shifting palette of blues and grays that mirrors the ever-changing sky. Dusk here is a slow affair, the light softening and bleeding into the water, painting the western sky with hues of rose and lavender that linger long after the sun has dipped below the tree line. The history of Tolchester is intrinsically tied to the bounty of the bay, a legacy of fishing and oystering that once defined its economy. For generations, families here made their living from the water, their lives dictated by the tides and the seasons of the catch. While the days of massive oyster fleets have largely passed, the spirit of that connection to the bay remains, a quiet pride in a heritage shaped by the rhythms of the water. The landscape itself bears the marks of this past, with weathered piers and the occasional abandoned boat shed standing as silent sentinels to a bygone era. Though industry has shifted, the character of Tolchester endures, a testament to resilience and a deep-rooted understanding of its coastal environment.
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| Location | Tolchester, Kent County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.222887°N, 76.238565°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21620 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tolchester, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tolchester, 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 Tolchester includes coordinates 39.222887°N, 76.238565°W, situated in Kent County. ZIP code 21620. 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.
