Jugtown, Pennsylvania Weather
Jugtown, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Jugtown, Franklin County.
Full aviation weather for Jugtown is published on the Franklin County Regional Airport (KN68) 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 Jugtown 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 Jugtown: Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (KHGR) 18 km · Gettysburg Regional Airport (KW05) 28 km · Frederick Municipal Airport (KFDK) 51 km · Carroll County Regional Jack B Poage Field (KDMW) 57 km · Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepherd Field (KMRB) 59 km
Conditions reported at KN68 describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Jugtown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Jugtown.
About Jugtown, Pennsylvania
Jugtown rests in a gentle hollow, where the rolling hills of Franklin County begin to deepen into the more rugged contours of the Ridge and Valley Appalachians. It lies 15.1 miles north-north-east of Hagerstown, MD (from Hagerstown, MD: bearing 24°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south-south-east of Chambersburg. The land here is a patchwork of fields, their cultivated squares a deep, rich brown after a spring plowing, bordered by stands of oak and hickory that hold their green even as the summer sun beats down. A quiet creek, its name whispered by the wind through the reeds, meanders through the valley floor, its water a cool, clear murmur against the smooth stones. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the clean scent of turned earth and the distant hum of cicadas, a sound that seems to amplify the stillness. The history of Jugtown is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring lines of its agricultural heritage. For generations, this land has yielded its bounty, from the corn and soybeans that now dominate the landscape to the apples and dairy that once sustained its families. The local economy, while diversified, still leans on the sturdy backbone of farming, with small businesses catering to the needs of the land and its people. One might still find a blacksmith’s forge, a relic of a bygone era, or a general store where conversations flow as readily as the creek water. The character of Jugtown is one of quiet resilience, a place where the rhythms of the seasons dictate the pace of life, and neighbors still know each other’s names.
Live animated radar for Jugtown 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 | Jugtown, Franklin County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39.841759°N, 77.604991°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17268, 18972, 16662 |
| 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 Jugtown, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jugtown, 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 Jugtown includes coordinates 39.841759°N, 77.604991°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 17268, 18972, 16662. 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.
