Halifax, Pennsylvania Weather
Halifax, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Halifax, Dauphin County.
Full aviation weather for Halifax is published on the Capital City Airport (KCXY) page, 29 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 Halifax 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 Halifax: Muir Army Air Field (Fort Indiantown Gap) Airport (KMUI) 31 km · Harrisburg International Airport (KMDT) 34 km · Penn Valley Airport (KSEG) 40 km · Sunbury Airport (K71N) 49 km · Donegal Springs Airpark (KN71) 52 km
Conditions reported at KCXY describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Halifax specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Halifax.
About Halifax, Pennsylvania
Halifax rests in a verdant embrace, where the Susquehanna River, a broad, silver artery, flows south, its banks softened by the gentle swell of rolling hills. It lies 13.2 miles north-west of Lower Paxton, PA (from Lower Paxton, PA: bearing 326°T), and is situated 8.7 miles north of Marysville. The landscape here is a study in muted greens and earthy browns, a patchwork of cultivated fields and stands of deciduous trees that blaze with fleeting color in autumn. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, casts a warm, honeyed glow across the terrain, lending a quiet dignity to the scattered farmsteads and the modest cluster of homes that comprise Halifax. The air, often carrying the scent of damp earth and ripening corn, feels clean and expansive, a balm to the senses. The history of Halifax is inextricably linked to the river that defines its geography, a vital waterway for commerce and travel since its earliest days. Originally settled by German immigrants seeking fertile land, the area's economy was long rooted in agriculture, with farms yielding a bounty of crops that fed the growing nation. Later, the railroad arrived, bringing with it a new wave of industry and connecting Halifax to wider markets, though the pace of life has always retained a certain measured quality, a reflection of its rural heritage. Today, while agriculture remains a significant presence, the town also serves as a peaceful residential community, its distinctive character shaped by the enduring presence of the Susquehanna and the quiet resilience of its people.
Live animated radar for Halifax 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 | Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.468141°N, 76.93192°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17032 |
| 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 Halifax, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Halifax, 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 Halifax includes coordinates 40.468141°N, 76.931920°W, situated in Dauphin County. ZIP code 17032. 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.
