Chestnut Ridge, Pennsylvania Weather
Chestnut Ridge, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Chestnut Ridge, Lancaster County.
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About Chestnut Ridge, Pennsylvania
Chestnut Ridge rises gently from the rolling farmlands of Lancaster County, a subtle elevation that nonetheless offers a change in perspective, a broadening of the horizon. It lies 3.8 miles west-north-west of Lancaster, PA (from Lancaster, PA: bearing 289°T), and is situated 1.7 miles south of East Hempfield. Here, the land is a quilt of cultivated fields – emerald corn stalks reaching for the summer sun, golden wheat ripening under the autumn sky – interspersed with verdant pastures where cattle graze lazily. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the sweet, earthy scent of turned soil and the fainter, more distant perfume of blooming clover. Old stone farmhouses, their grey walls weathered by generations of Pennsylvanian seasons, dot the landscape, their chimneys occasionally exhaling thin wisps of smoke that drift lazily on the breeze. The character of Chestnut Ridge is one of quiet endurance, of a land that has been worked and shaped by human hands, yet retains a profound, ingrained sense of peace. This locale, while not marked by grand historical monuments, carries the deep imprint of its agricultural heritage. The very contour of the land speaks of centuries of farming, of families who cleared the forests and coaxed sustenance from the soil. The economy of Chestnut Ridge remains intrinsically tied to the bounty of the earth, with local farms supplying produce to nearby markets and dairies contributing to the region's reputation for fine cheeses and butter. Though the whispers of industry are faint, one might still discern the distant hum of machinery from agricultural processing plants or the occasional rumble of a truck laden with goods. There are no famous universities or renowned celebrities to claim, but rather a steadfast community whose distinctive character is found in the shared rhythm of the seasons and the quiet pride in their enduring connection to this fertile corner of Pennsylvania.
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| Location | Chestnut Ridge, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.055653°N, 76.372739°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15422, 15468, 17601, 15655 |
| 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 Chestnut Ridge, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Chestnut Ridge, 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 Chestnut Ridge includes coordinates 40.055653°N, 76.372739°W, situated in Lancaster County. ZIP code 15422, 15468, 17601, 15655. 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.
