Westernport, Maryland Weather
Westernport, Maryland — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast for Westernport, Allegany County.
Tides, marine forecast and fishing conditions near Westernport. Tide source:
Full aviation weather for Westernport is published on the Garrett County Airport (K2G4) page, 27 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. 2 airfields within reach of Westernport 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 Westernport: Greater Cumberland Regional Airport (KCBE) 28 km
Conditions reported at K2G4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Westernport specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Westernport, Maryland
Westernport lies cradled by the rugged shoulders of the Appalachian Mountains, a place where the Potomac River, swollen and purposeful, carves its way through a landscape of deep valleys and steep, wooded slopes. It lies 14.3 miles east-south-east of Garrett, MD (from Garrett, MD: bearing 114°T), and is situated 4.9 miles north-west of Keyser. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine, especially after a rain, a constant reminder of the wildness that presses in from all sides. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-heavy cloud cover, paints the hills in shifting shades of emerald and moss, a quiet drama unfolding across the ancient terrain. The houses, often built of brick or weathered wood, cling to the hillsides or huddle close to the riverbanks, each a small anchor against the vastness of the surrounding wilderness. The history of Westernport is inextricably linked to the coal that once pulsed beneath its soil, a black heart that fueled industry and drew generations to its steep inclines. The ghosts of mining operations linger in the landscape, in the slag heaps that scar the distant ridges and the echoes of a boomtown past. The local economy, once dominated by extraction, now navigates a different current, with a focus on services and a resilient spirit forged in harder times. The river, though no longer a highway for barges laden with coal, remains a vital artery, its steady flow a counterpoint to the town's enduring character. There is a quiet dignity to Westernport, a sense of enduring, of having weathered storms and emerged, perhaps a little worn, but unbroken.
Live animated radar for Westernport 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 | Westernport, Allegany County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.48537°N, 79.044752°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21562 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Westernport, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Westernport, 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 Westernport includes coordinates 39.485370°N, 79.044752°W, situated in Allegany County. ZIP code 21562. 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. 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.
