National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington

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 the Dulles section of Sterling, Virginia, adjacent to Washington Dulles International Airport.

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

Maryland

Counties

Independent city

Virginia

Counties

Independent cities

West Virginia

Aviation weather services locations

First-order/climate sites

[1]

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

NOAA Weather Radio

The National Weather Service Baltimore/Washington forecast office provides programming for eight NOAA Weather Radio stations.[2]

City of licenseCall signFrequency (MHz)Power
Baltimore, MarylandKEC83162.400 MHz1,000 watts
Hagerstown, MarylandWXM42162.475 MHz1,000 watts
Manassas, VirginiaKHB36162.550 MHz1,000 watts
Moorefield, West VirginiaWXM73162.400 MHz500 watts
Frostburg, MarylandWXM43162.425 MHz300 watts
Charlottesville, VirginiaKZZ28162.450 MHz1,000 watts
Washington DCWNG736162.450 MHz300 watts
Fredericksburg, VirginiaWZ2527162.425 MHz300 watts

References

  1. ↑ "Local Climatology Reporting Locations". National Weather Service Sterling, VA. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
  2. ↑ NOAA All Hazards Weather Radio, NOAA. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
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