Gaines, Pennsylvania Weather
Gaines, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Gaines, Tioga County.
Full aviation weather for Gaines is published on the Grand Canyon Regional Airport (KN38) page, 14 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. 3 airfields within reach of Gaines 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 Gaines: Wellsville Municipal Airport - Tarantine Field (KELZ) 54 km · Corning Painted Post Airport (K7N1) 60 km
Conditions reported at KN38 describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gaines specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gaines.
About Gaines, Pennsylvania
Gaines unfolds across a landscape sculpted by the patient hand of water and time, where rolling hills, cloaked in the deep greens of hardwood forests, descend into the fertile valleys. It lies 45.1 miles west-south-west of Elmira, NY (from Elmira, NY: bearing 239°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north-west of Kennedy. The air here carries the crisp, clean scent of pine and damp earth, a constant reminder of the surrounding wilderness that presses in, its shadows lengthening and softening with the approach of evening. Along the winding roads, weathered farmhouses stand sentinel, their paint faded by countless seasons, their fields stretching out in generous swathes of corn and hay, punctuated by the occasional glint of sunlight on a distant, slow-moving stream. The very character of Gaines is etched into this terrain, a quiet resilience born of long winters and summers that hum with the industry of the land. The story of Gaines is deeply interwoven with the rich agricultural heritage of the region, a place where generations have coaxed sustenance from the fertile soil. It’s a history marked by the ebb and flow of farming communities, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life. While no grand industries dominate, the local economy finds its strength in the land, in the careful tending of crops and livestock, and in the small businesses that serve the needs of the residents. The waterways, clear and cool, offer a tranquil beauty, inviting quiet contemplation, while the surrounding woodlands whisper tales of earlier times, a silent testament to the enduring spirit of this corner of Pennsylvania.
Live animated radar for Gaines 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 | Gaines, Tioga County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.752015°N, 77.557484°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16921 |
| 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 Gaines, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gaines, 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 Gaines includes coordinates 41.752015°N, 77.557484°W, situated in Tioga County. ZIP code 16921. 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.
