Hinkletown, Pennsylvania Weather
Hinkletown, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hinkletown, Lancaster County.
Full aviation weather for Hinkletown is published on the Smoketown Airport (KS37) 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. 6 airfields within reach of Hinkletown 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 Hinkletown: Lancaster Airport (KLNS) 15 km · Deck Airport (K9D4) 29 km · Donegal Springs Airpark (KN71) 39 km · Grimes Airport (K8N1) 39 km · Muir Army Air Field (Fort Indiantown Gap) Airport (KMUI) 50 km
Conditions reported at KS37 describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hinkletown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hinkletown.
About Hinkletown, Pennsylvania
Hinkletown lies in a broad, fertile valley where the land gently rolls toward the horizon, a quilt of cultivated fields stitched with the darker green of woodlots. It lies 12.4 miles north-east of Lancaster, PA (from Lancaster, PA: bearing 52°T), and is situated 3.7 miles south-east of Ephrata. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a damp, earthy scent, a mixture of newly turned soil and the distant breath of livestock. Farmhouses, often painted in shades of barn red or a faded, sun-bleached white, stand as stoic sentinels against the vast, open sky, their silhouettes softened by the diffused light. The roads, mostly paved but many still gravelly, curve with the contours of the land, inviting a slow, contemplative journey through the landscape. The history of Hinkletown is deeply intertwined with the agricultural bounty of Lancaster County, a tradition that continues to shape its local economy. Generations have worked this rich soil, cultivating crops that feed not only this region but far beyond, a quiet testament to enduring practicality. You can still see the legacy of earlier eras in the sturdy stone barns and the occasional weathered barn star painted on a gable, symbols of a faith and resilience that have weathered many seasons. While modern machinery hums through the fields, the rhythm of life in Hinkletown retains a connection to the land, a subtle pulse that beats with the turning of the earth and the changing of the light.
Live animated radar for Hinkletown 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 | Hinkletown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.148151°N, 76.121615°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 18947, 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 Hinkletown, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hinkletown, 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 Hinkletown includes coordinates 40.148151°N, 76.121615°W, situated in Lancaster County. ZIP code 18947, 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.
