National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington

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The Baltimore/Washington NWS Office

The National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington is a local office of the National Weather Service responsible for monitoring weather conditions in 44 counties in eastern West Virginia, northern and central Virginia, the majority of the state of Maryland, as well as the city of Washington, D.C.. Although labeled as the NWS Baltimore/Washington, its actual location is off Old Ox Road (Virginia State Route 606) in Sterling, Virginia, adjacent to Washington Dulles International Airport.

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Service map for the National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington.

The NWS Baltimore/Washington currently employs about 25 people including meteorologists, support personnel, and management staff, working rotating shifts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Jurisdictions served

District of Columbia

• Washington, D.C.

Maryland

Counties

• Allegany County
• Anne Arundel County
• Baltimore County
• Calvert County
• Carroll County
• Charles County
• Frederick County
• Harford County
• Howard County
• Montgomery County
• Prince George's County
• St. Mary's County
• Washington County

Independent city

• City of Baltimore

Virginia

Counties

• Albemarle County
• Arlington County
• Augusta County
• Clarke County
• Culpeper County
• Fairfax County
• Fauquier County
• Frederick County
• Greene County
• Highland County
• King George County
• Loudoun County
• Madison County
• Nelson County
• Orange County
• Page County
• Prince William County
• Rappahannock County
• Rockingham County
• Shenandoah County
• Spotsylvania County
• Stafford County
• Warren County

Independent cities

• City of Alexandria
• City of Charlottesville
• City of Fairfax
• City of Falls Church
• City of Fredericksburg
• City of Harrisonburg
• City of Manassas
• City of Manassas Park
• City of Staunton
• City of Waynesboro
• City of Winchester

West Virginia

• Berkeley County
• Grant County
• Hampshire County
• Hardy County
• Jefferson County
• Mineral County
• Morgan County
• Pendleton County

Aviation weather services locations

• Maryland
  • Baltimore–Washington International Airport (Linthicum)
  • Martin State Airport (Middle River)
• Virginia
  • Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (Charlottesville)
  • Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (Arlington)
  • Washington Dulles International Airport (Chantilly/Sterling)
• West Virginia
  • Shepherd Field/Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport (Martinsburg)

First-order/climate sites

• Maryland
  • Baltimore–Washington International Airport (Linthicum)
  • Hagerstown Regional Airport
  • Maryland Science Center (Baltimore)
• Virginia
  • Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport
  • Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (Arlington)
  • Washington Dulles International Airport (Chantilly/Sterling)
• West Virginia
  • Eastern WV Regional Airport (Martinsburg)

External links

• NWS Baltimore/Washington's Website