Williamsport, Maryland Weather
Williamsport, 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 for Williamsport, Washington County.
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About Williamsport, Maryland
Williamsport unfolds with a quiet dignity along the broad expanse of the Potomac River, a gentle sweep of green hills and fertile farmland framing its modest footprint. It lies 6.1 miles west-south-west of Hagerstown, MD (from Hagerstown, MD: bearing 242°T), and is situated 6.5 miles west of Washington. The landscape here is one of soft contours, where the land rises and falls with a patient grace, offering glimpses of distant ridges that soften the horizon. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-cloudy Maryland skies, tends to fall in broad, diffused swathes, illuminating the weathered barns and the sturdy brick of older homes with a muted, comforting glow. The air, especially in the humid embrace of summer, carries the earthy scent of ripening corn and the fainter, metallic tang from the river itself, a constant, murmuring presence that defines the town's western edge. This particular bend in the Potomac has a history etched deeper than the river's current, a legacy tied to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, whose ghostly towpath still traces the water’s edge, a silent testament to an era of bustling trade. Williamsport was once a vital hub, a place where the canal’s commerce met the broader currents of westward expansion. The town’s economy, while no longer solely dependent on the slow churn of barges, still carries the imprint of its industrious past, with a scattering of small businesses that serve the surrounding agricultural communities. The proximity to the Antietam National Battlefield, a somber and profoundly moving site, also imbues Williamsport with a sense of historical weight, a quiet reminder of the nation’s formative struggles that plays out against the backdrop of this serene, riverine landscape.
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| Location | Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.600652°N, 77.820551°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21795 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Williamsport, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Williamsport, 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 Williamsport includes coordinates 39.600652°N, 77.820551°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 21795. 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.
