Dry Run, Pennsylvania Weather
Dry Run, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dry Run, Franklin County.
Full aviation weather for Dry Run is published on the Franklin County Regional Airport (KN68) page, 24 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Dry Run have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Dry Run: Carlisle Airport (KN94) 49 km · Altoona Blair County Airport (KAOO) 50 km · Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (KHGR) 51 km · Gettysburg Regional Airport (KW05) 55 km · Mifflin County Airport (KRVL) 58 km
Conditions reported at KN68 describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Dry Run specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Dry Run.
About Dry Run, Pennsylvania
Dry Run lies in a broad valley, a place where the gentle slopes of the Appalachian foothills begin to flatten into the fertile agricultural heartland. It lies 36.4 miles north of Hagerstown, MD (from Hagerstown, MD: bearing 357°T), and is situated 8.2 miles north-west of Lurgan. The air here, particularly in the lingering warmth of late afternoon, carries the scent of turned earth and distant woodsmoke, a subtle perfume that clings to the sturdy, weathered barns and the quiet roads that trace the contours of the land. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards the horizon, their green and gold hues shifting with the breeze, punctuated by the darker, more somber green of oak and maple stands that climb the less accessible ridges. The stream that gives Dry Run its name, often reduced to a whisper of its potential during drier seasons, nonetheless dictates the low-lying character of the settlement, its banks lined with willows whose branches dip and sway with a patient, ancient grace. The history of Dry Run is deeply entwined with the rich soils that have sustained its inhabitants for generations, the landscape itself a testament to the enduring labor of farming. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of good land, established a community that developed a quiet resilience, its economy largely rooted in agriculture and the small businesses that supported it. While no grand industries ever took hold, a steady, dependable pulse beat through Dry Run, fueled by the harvest and the close-knit relationships that define rural life. Evidence of this past can be seen in the sturdy stone foundations of older farmsteads, hinting at a time when the land demanded every ounce of strength and ingenuity, and the occasional discovery of old arrowheads or pottery shards beneath the surface, whispers of a far older presence.
Live animated radar for Dry Run and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Dry Run, Franklin County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.167585°N, 77.753881°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17220 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Dry Run, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dry Run, Pennsylvania, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Dry Run includes coordinates 40.167585°N, 77.753881°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 17220. 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. 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.
