Ephrata, Pennsylvania Weather
Ephrata, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Ephrata, Lancaster County.
Full aviation weather for Ephrata is published on the Lancaster Airport (KLNS) page, 12 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 Ephrata 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 Ephrata: Smoketown Airport (KS37) 16 km · Deck Airport (K9D4) 23 km · Grimes Airport (K8N1) 35 km · Donegal Springs Airpark (KN71) 35 km · Muir Army Air Field (Fort Indiantown Gap) Airport (KMUI) 44 km
Conditions reported at KLNS describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Ephrata specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Ephrata, Pennsylvania
Ephrata lies where the Lancaster Plain begins its gradual rise toward the rolling hills, a landscape painted in broad strokes of fertile farmland and the deep green of mature trees. It lies 11.9 miles north-east of Lancaster, PA (from Lancaster, PA: bearing 34°T), and is situated 6.9 miles east-north-east of Lititz. The land here, a rich loam, supports a quilt of cornfields and pastures that stretch to the horizon, punctuated by the white clapboard of farmhouses and the occasional silhouette of a silo against the vast sky. In the early morning, a pearly mist often clings to the lower fields, softening the edges of the world and lending a quiet grace to the awakening day, a stillness that seems to hold the breath of generations. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and growing things, a perfume unique to this agricultural heartland. The origins of Ephrata are deeply rooted in a unique spiritual communalism, a legacy that still whispers through its historic buildings. The Ephrata Cloister, a preserved testament to the German Seventh Day Baptists who sought a life of asceticism and devotion here, stands as a distinctive landmark, its stark architecture a counterpoint to the surrounding bucolic scenes. This industrious spirit, though now expressed through a more diverse economy, continues to define Ephrata. Modern businesses, from manufacturing to agriculture, thrive in the fertile ground, their activities a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life. The Schuylkill River, a vital artery for the region’s history, flows nearby, its presence a subtle reminder of the waterways that have shaped settlement and industry for centuries.
Live animated radar for Ephrata 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 | Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.179816°N, 76.178839°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17522 |
| 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 Ephrata, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Ephrata, 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 Ephrata includes coordinates 40.179816°N, 76.178839°W, situated in Lancaster County. ZIP code 17522. 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.
