Edgemont, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Edgemont, Dauphin County.
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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.
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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 | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
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, 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 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. 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.