Zihlman, Maryland Weather
Zihlman, 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 Zihlman, Allegany County.
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About Zihlman, Maryland
Zihlman rests in a fold of Allegany County, where the land begins its slow, patient rise toward the Appalachian foothills. It lies 16.4 miles west of Allegany, MD (from Allegany, MD: bearing 280°T), and is situated 8.2 miles west of Cumberland. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a fragrance that deepens as afternoon shadows stretch long and blue across the contoured slopes. Rolling hills, cloaked in a dense tapestry of deciduous trees, press in on all sides, their verdant uniforms shifting from emerald in the summer sun to burnished gold and russet as the seasons turn. The Youghiogheny River, a silver thread in the landscape, meanders through the valley, its waters reflecting the ever-changing sky, a constant, murmuring presence that shapes the very character of the terrain. The quietude of Zihlman is profound, broken only by the rustle of leaves or the distant call of a hawk circling high above. The history of Zihlman is intimately tied to the bounty and the grit of the land, a narrative etched in the weathered faces of its older homes and the quiet dignity of its inhabitants. Once a place where coal veins were deeply probed and laboriously extracted, the echo of pickaxes and the rumble of mine carts has long since faded, leaving behind a landscape that has begun to reclaim its wilder nature. The local economy, once fueled by industry, now finds its pulse in a more gentle rhythm, with small farms dotting the hillsides and a scattering of businesses serving the immediate needs of the residents. The legacy of those who worked the earth and the mines remains, a quiet testament to resilience and a deep connection to this particular corner of Maryland, where the past is not forgotten but rather absorbed into the enduring spirit of Zihlman.
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| Location | Zihlman, Allegany County, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39.668142°N, 78.915023°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 21532 |
| Area Code | 410, 443 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Zihlman, Maryland Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Zihlman, 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 Zihlman includes coordinates 39.668142°N, 78.915023°W, situated in Allegany County. ZIP code 21532. 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.
