Jefferson, Pennsylvania Weather
Jefferson, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Jefferson, York County.
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About Jefferson, Pennsylvania
Jefferson rests in a broad sweep of rolling farmland, the land here gently sloping towards the Susquehanna River a few miles to the east. It lies 11.7 miles south-south-west of York, PA (from York, PA: bearing 211°T), and is situated 7.6 miles east of Hanover. Fields of corn and soybeans, a patchwork of greens and golds under the wide Pennsylvania sky, stretch out to meet stands of oak and maple, their leaves catching the afternoon sun in a quiet, diffuse glow. The air, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and damp foliage, a perfume that clings to the weathered barns and stone farmhouses dotting the landscape. The houses themselves, often built of a sturdy, local stone, seem to have grown from the very ground, their foundations sunk deep into the loam, their rooflines softened by moss and the passage of decades. This corner of York County has long been a place of cultivation, its fertile ground a promise of sustenance for generations. The early settlers, drawn by the rich earth, established farms that still form the backbone of Jefferson’s economy, the rhythmic cycles of planting and harvest dictating the slow, steady pulse of life. While the hum of agricultural machinery is a constant, it is a sound that blends rather than intrudes, a testament to a community that understands the value of hard work and deep roots. The nearby Susquehanna, a broad, powerful artery of water, has always played a role, though its influence here is more about the fertile floodplains it nourishes than direct commerce, a distant murmur of broader currents shaping the local rhythm.
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| Location | Jefferson, York County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39.817323°N, 76.841642°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15312, 16232, 17311 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jefferson, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jefferson, Pennsylvania, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Jefferson includes coordinates 39.817323°N, 76.841642°W, situated in York County. ZIP code 15312, 16232, 17311. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
