Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania Weather
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Elizabethtown, Lancaster County.
Full aviation weather for Elizabethtown is published on the Donegal Springs Airpark (KN71) page, 7 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 Elizabethtown 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 Elizabethtown: Harrisburg International Airport (KMDT) 14 km · Capital City Airport (KCXY) 22 km · Lancaster Airport (KLNS) 26 km · Muir Army Air Field (Fort Indiantown Gap) Airport (KMUI) 32 km · Deck Airport (K9D4) 32 km
Conditions reported at KN71 describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Elizabethtown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, unfolds across a landscape of gently rolling hills, a testament to the fertile embrace of Lancaster County. It lies 14.7 miles north-north-east of York, PA (from York, PA: bearing 27°T), and is situated 9.2 miles south-south-east of Swatara. Here, the broad shoulders of farmland stretch out under a sky that often holds a painterly quality, especially in the late afternoon when the sun casts long, golden fingers across the fields. The air carries the clean scent of turned earth and distant hay, a subtle perfume that speaks of seasons past and seasons yet to come. Roads, some paved and some still the color of well-worn gravel, weave between clusters of sturdy farmhouses and the more compact dwellings of the town itself, each structure seeming to possess its own quiet history, a weathered face turned towards the passing years. The story of Elizabethtown is deeply intertwined with the industrious spirit of its founders, who sought a place of opportunity and community. Its economic heart has long been anchored in agriculture, the rich soil yielding bountiful harvests that continue to shape the local character, yet the town has also embraced a more diversified economy, with small businesses and workshops humming with quiet productivity. A notable landmark, the historic Elizabethtown Train Station, stands as a proud sentinel, a reminder of the connections forged and the journeys embarked upon, while the nearby Conewago Creek offers a ribbon of tranquil water, reflecting the ever-changing moods of the Pennsylvania sky and providing a quiet counterpoint to the steady rhythm of daily life.
Live animated radar for Elizabethtown 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 | Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.152872°N, 76.602746°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17022 |
| 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 Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elizabethtown, 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 Elizabethtown includes coordinates 40.152872°N, 76.602746°W, situated in Lancaster County. ZIP code 17022. 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.
