Valley Lee, Maryland Weather
Valley Lee, 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 Valley Lee, St. Mary's County.
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Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Valley Lee.
About Valley Lee, Maryland
Valley Lee unfolds along the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay, a landscape etched by meandering creeks and punctuated by stands of mature oak and loblolly pine. It lies 10.2 miles north-west of Saint Marys, MD (from Saint Marys, MD: bearing 308°T), and is situated 5.8 miles south-south-west of Lexington Park. The terrain, gently rolling towards the water, offers glimpses of wide, slate-grey skies that often bleed into hues of bruised plum and burnt orange at dusk. Here, the air carries the persistent scent of salt and damp earth, a constant reminder of the proximity to the bay's vast, restless waters. The houses, often set back from the narrow, winding roads, possess a quiet dignity, their porches and weathered clapboard bearing the marks of seasons come and gone, a subtle testament to a life lived in harmony with the natural world. The history of Valley Lee is deeply entwined with the bounty of the Chesapeake, its economy long anchored by the oyster beds and fishing grounds that have sustained generations. This region of St. Mary's County, one of Maryland's oldest settlements, retains echoes of its agricultural past, with remnants of tobacco farms still visible in the landscape, though the focus has shifted toward aquaculture and recreational boating. The quiet hum of engines from pleasure craft often mingles with the calls of seabirds, a modern counterpoint to the enduring legacy of those who first navigated these waters in search of sustenance. While no grand monuments mark its presence, Valley Lee offers a more profound attraction: the palpable sense of continuity, a place where the rhythm of the tides still dictates the pace of life.
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| Location | Valley Lee, St. Mary's County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38.19596°N, 76.512732°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 20678, 20692 |
| Area Code | 301, 240 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Valley Lee, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Valley Lee, 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 Valley Lee includes coordinates 38.195960°N, 76.512732°W, situated in St. Mary's County. ZIP code 20678, 20692. 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. 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.
