Charlestown, Pennsylvania Weather
Charlestown, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Charlestown, Franklin County.
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About Charlestown, Pennsylvania
Charlestown rests in a fold of Franklin County, where the rolling hills of the Cumberland Valley begin to gather themselves into more pronounced slopes. It lies 18.9 miles north-west of Hagerstown, MD (from Hagerstown, MD: bearing 323°T), and is situated 8.3 miles west-south-west of Saint Thomas. The land here is a patchwork of well-tended farms, their fields a deep, rich brown in the spring and a vibrant emerald through the summer months, bordered by weathered wooden fences and stands of mature oak and maple. The air, especially in the early morning, carries the clean, damp scent of dew-kissed earth and the distant murmur of unseen streams. Even the shadows that lengthen across the asphalt of Main Street at dusk seem to hold a quiet, settled quality, lending a gentle warmth to the fading light. This corner of Franklin County has long been shaped by the fertile soil and the steady hand of agriculture, a legacy evident in the enduring barns and silos that punctuate the landscape around Charlestown. For generations, the local economy has been tied to the bounty of the land, with crops like corn and soybeans dominating the agricultural output, supported by a network of small businesses catering to the farming community. While not a hub of major industry, Charlestown possesses a distinct character, a sense of enduring continuity that whispers through the brick facades of its historic buildings and the friendly waves exchanged between neighbors. The quiet hum of daily life here is punctuated by the occasional rumble of a tractor or the distant call of a crow, a comforting rhythm that has defined this place for decades.
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| Location | Charlestown, Franklin County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39.860091°N, 77.934444°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 19460, 16242, 17236, 19425 |
| 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 Charlestown, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Charlestown, 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 Charlestown includes coordinates 39.860091°N, 77.934444°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 19460, 16242, 17236, 19425. 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.
