Edgemont, Pennsylvania Weather
Edgemont, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Edgemont, Dauphin County.
Full aviation weather for Edgemont is published on the Capital City Airport (KCXY) page, 8 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 Edgemont 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 Edgemont: Harrisburg International Airport (KMDT) 13 km · Muir Army Air Field (Fort Indiantown Gap) Airport (KMUI) 29 km · Donegal Springs Airpark (KN71) 32 km · Deck Airport (K9D4) 45 km · Lancaster Airport (KLNS) 50 km
Conditions reported at KCXY describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Edgemont specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Edgemont.
About Edgemont, Pennsylvania
Edgemont lies in a fold of Dauphin County's rolling hills, where the land gently slopes towards the Susquehanna River, its terrain a rich tapestry of cultivated fields and shadowed woodlands. It lies 2.0 miles east-north-east of Harrisburg, PA (from Harrisburg, PA: bearing 66°T), and is situated 3.5 miles west-south-west of Lower Paxton. The air here, especially as the sun begins its descent, often carries the sweet, earthy scent of turned soil and the distant murmur of the river, a constant hum beneath the quiet rustle of leaves. These hills, softened by centuries of wind and rain, cradle Edgemont in a landscape that speaks of agricultural heritage, where farms, some generations old, dot the verdant expanses, their barns standing sentinel against the vast, often cloud-dappled sky. The history of Edgemont is intrinsically linked to the fertile soil and the strategic proximity to the Susquehanna, a vital artery for commerce and settlement in earlier times. Though no grand monuments mark its passage, the echoes of early Pennsylvania pioneers and the quiet industry that sustained them can still be felt. The local economy, while diversified, retains a strong connection to the land, with agriculture and small-scale manufacturing forming its backbone. Life in Edgemont unfolds with a deliberate cadence, a rhythm dictated more by the seasons and the natural world than by the hurried demands of larger metropolises, fostering a sense of enduring connection to place and to each other.
Live animated radar for Edgemont 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.
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| Location | Edgemont, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.285367°N, 76.849417°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 19073, 17109, 18088, 19028 |
| 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 Edgemont, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Edgemont, 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 Edgemont includes coordinates 40.285367°N, 76.849417°W, situated in Dauphin County. ZIP code 19073, 17109, 18088, 19028. 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.
