Upper Fairmount, Maryland Weather
Upper Fairmount, 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 Upper Fairmount, Somerset County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Upper Fairmount.
About Upper Fairmount, Maryland
Upper Fairmount rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent work of water and wind, a gentle topography where fields of corn and soybeans give way to the marshy edges of tidal creeks. It lies 19.8 miles west of Worcester, MD (from Worcester, MD: bearing 259°T), and is situated 8.7 miles south-west of Princess Anne. The air here carries the briny tang of the nearby Chesapeake Bay, a constant reminder of the water’s pervasive influence, and in the late afternoon, the sun often bleeds across the western sky in hues of apricot and rose, casting long, soft shadows that deepen the contours of the land. Ancient live oaks, draped with Spanish moss, stand sentinel along the few winding roads, their gnarled branches reaching out like patient hands, while the occasional weathered farmhouse, its paint peeling like sun-dried skin, suggests a long history of habitation and quiet perseverance. The economic life of Upper Fairmount has long been tied to the bounty of the water and the soil, a tradition stretching back to its earliest settlers who drew sustenance from the rich estuaries and fertile farmland. Generations have cultivated the land, their lives dictated by the seasons and the ebb and flow of the tides, and the legacy of oystering and crabbing, though perhaps less dominant than in bygone days, still hums beneath the surface of local identity. Scattered remnants of older structures hint at a more robust past, perhaps a defunct cannery or a long-closed general store, whispers of a community that has adapted to changing times while holding onto its fundamental character, a place where the quiet hum of tractors in the distance often mingles with the calls of unseen waterfowl.
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| Location | Upper Fairmount, Somerset County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.104012°N, 75.791319°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21871, 21867 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Upper Fairmount, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Upper Fairmount, 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 Upper Fairmount includes coordinates 38.104012°N, 75.791319°W, situated in Somerset County. ZIP code 21871, 21867. 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.
