Girard, Pennsylvania Weather
Girard, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Girard, Erie County.
Full aviation weather for Girard is published on the Erie International Tom Ridge Field (KERI) page, 15 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 Girard 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 Girard: Thermal G. Ranch Gliderport (K03G) 20 km · Erie County Airport (K3G1) 39 km · Northeast Ohio Regional Airport (KHZY) 40 km · Port Meadville Airport (KGKJ) 42 km · Germack Airport (K7D9) 54 km
Conditions reported at KERI describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Girard specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Girard.
About Girard, Pennsylvania
Girard rests in a landscape shaped by both natural forces and human endeavor, where the rich, dark soil of Erie County rolls gently toward the distant, shimmering expanse of Lake Erie. It lies 9.2 miles west-south-west of Millcreek, PA (from Millcreek, PA: bearing 239°T), and is situated 1.7 miles south-east of Lake City. The air here often carries a clean, crisp scent, a blend of damp earth and, on certain days, the faint, briny tang of the lake. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch across the terrain, their green hues deepening with the summer sun, interspersed with the darker, more somber greens of deciduous woodlands that offer a quiet refuge. The sky above Girard can be a dramatic canvas, particularly at dusk when the fading light bleeds into bruised purples and soft oranges, casting long, melancholic shadows across the land. The roots of Girard run deep into the agricultural heritage of northwestern Pennsylvania, a place where farming has long been the steady heartbeat of its economy. Generations have worked this land, coaxing sustenance from its fertile ground, and the echoes of that labor can still be felt in the enduring presence of family farms and the quiet hum of agricultural machinery. Beyond the fields, the town itself has seen its share of industrial shifts, from its early days as a hub for various manufacturing enterprises to the more diversified economic landscape of today. While specific landmarks might not draw international acclaim, the character of Girard is etched in its modest, well-kept homes, its active community life, and the enduring spirit of its residents, who navigate life with a practical grace, often finding beauty in the everyday rhythms of their well-established corner of the world.
Live animated radar for Girard 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 | Girard, Erie County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 42.000334°N, 80.318119°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16417 |
| 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 Girard, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Girard, 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 Girard includes coordinates 42.000334°N, 80.318119°W, situated in Erie County. ZIP code 16417. 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.
