Cashtown, Pennsylvania Weather
Cashtown, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cashtown, Franklin County.
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About Cashtown, Pennsylvania
Cashtown resides where rolling farmlands begin to gather themselves into the low, wooded ridges that climb toward the larger Appalachian spine. It lies 15.6 miles north of Hagerstown, MD (from Hagerstown, MD: bearing 357°T), and is situated 6.3 miles south-west of Chambersburg. The land here is a quilt of cultivated fields, their rich, dark soil often showing through in neat rows, interspersed with stands of mature oak and maple that blaze with color in the autumn. The air, especially after a rain, carries the earthy scent of damp soil and growing things, a grounding aroma that speaks of the deep agricultural roots of this place. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-cloudy skies, casts a soft, diffused glow on the landscape, lending a quiet beauty to the gentle slopes and the occasional, meandering creek. The history of Cashtown is inextricably linked to the fertile land and the strategic crossroads it once represented. Settled by farmers drawn to the rich limestone soil, the area grew slowly, its economy built on the bounty of the fields and the livestock they sustained. Evidence of its past can be seen in the sturdy, stone farmhouses that dot the countryside, their walls bearing the patina of generations. While the landscape has been shaped by agriculture, the echoes of the Civil War, a significant event in this region, also linger, with nearby battlefields offering a somber reminder of the nation's past struggles. Today, the quiet pace of life in Cashtown continues to be influenced by the agricultural rhythms, with a strong sense of local character preserved in its close-knit communities.
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| Location | Cashtown, Franklin County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39.86787°N, 77.736382°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17202, 17310, 17353 |
| 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 Cashtown, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cashtown, 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 Cashtown includes coordinates 39.867870°N, 77.736382°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 17202, 17310, 17353. 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.
