Frederick, MD Weather Forecast
Frederick County, Maryland
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Frederick, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Frederick, MD at a glance
Frederick is home to about 85,793 people in Frederick County, across 24 square miles. It ranks 2nd by population of 65 places in Maryland with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Walkersville, 4 miles away.
- County
- Frederick County
- Population
- 85,793 2023 est.
- Land area
- 24 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 3,581
- Forecast point
- 39.4341°N, 77.4145°W
How well can the network see Frederick?
The nearest Doppler radar is KLWX (Sterling, VA), to the S. Its lowest scan passes about 2,000 ft above Frederick. That is about as close as US radar coverage gets: low-level rotation and gust fronts over Frederick show up clearly. Frederick is closer to its radar than 68% of US cities.
The closest weather station is KFDK (Frederick Muni). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Frederick
- Walkersville, MD4 mi
- Middletown, MD6 mi
- Thurmont, MD13 mi
- Brunswick, MD14 mi
- Boonsboro, MD14 mi
- Mount Airy, MD15 mi
- Lovettsville, VA17 mi
- Smithsburg, MD18 mi
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