Benton, Pennsylvania Weather
Benton, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Benton, Lancaster County.
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About Benton, Pennsylvania
Benton rests in a fold of Pennsylvania's rolling countryside, where the land itself seems to exhale a quiet contentment. It lies 14.6 miles north-north-east of Harford, MD (from Harford, MD: bearing 24°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south-south-west of Quarryville. The fields, a patchwork of deep greens and golds depending on the season, stretch towards the horizon, broken by stands of mature oak and maple whose leaves whisper secrets to the breeze. The air here carries the clean scent of turned earth and, in the humid embrace of summer, the sweet perfume of ripening corn. Houses, many with wide porches and a comforting solidity, punctuate the landscape, their windows reflecting the vast, ever-changing sky. Evenings bring a particular grace, as the sun dips low, painting the western sky in hues of lavender and rose, a gentle hush falling over the land as the day’s work concludes. This corner of Lancaster County has long been shaped by the steady hands of its inhabitants, a history etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring rhythm of agriculture. The fertile soil has sustained generations, its bounty feeding families and finding its way to markets far and wide. The local economy, though diversified, still carries the deep roots of farming, a connection evident in the roadside stands overflowing with produce and the barns standing sentinel over their acres. There are whispers of earlier days, of industries that have risen and faded, but the enduring character of Benton is one of quiet resilience and communal strength, a place where the past is not forgotten but lives on in the enduring traditions and the unhurried pace of everyday life.
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| Location | Benton, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39.776493°N, 76.251067°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17518, 17814 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Benton, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Benton, Pennsylvania, 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 Benton includes coordinates 39.776493°N, 76.251067°W, situated in Lancaster County. ZIP code 17518, 17814. Telephone area code: 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878. 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.
