Kennett Square, Pennsylvania Weather
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Kennett Square, Chester County.
Full aviation weather for Kennett Square is published on the New Garden Airport (KN57) page, 5 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 Kennett Square 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 Kennett Square: Brandywine Regional Airport (KOQN) 19 km · Chester County G O Carlson Airport (KMQS) 20 km · Wilmington Airport (KILG) 21 km · Cecil County Airport (K58M) 33 km · Summit Airport (KEVY) 36 km
Conditions reported at KN57 describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kennett Square specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
Kennett Square breathes with the quiet hum of a place deeply rooted in the land it inhabits. It lies 11.2 miles north-west of Wilmington, DE (from Wilmington, DE: bearing 309°T), and is situated 9.7 miles south-west of West Chester. The rolling hills of Chester County cradle this borough, their gentle slopes often softened by the hazy, golden light that spills across the fields, particularly in the late afternoon. This terrain, a tapestry of verdant pastures and woodlands, whispers of an agrarian past, with stone fences meandering like ancient veins across the landscape, marking out boundaries that have held for generations. The air here carries a clean, earthy scent, a blend of cultivated soil and the distant, sweet perfume of blooming flowers, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats beneath the surface of Kennett Square. The history of Kennett Square is deeply intertwined with the cultivation of the land, most notably its emergence as the "Mushroom Capital of the World." This unique economic identity has shaped the very character of the borough, drawing a diverse population and fostering a spirit of industrious innovation. Beyond the subterranean farms, the region boasts a rich agricultural heritage, with vineyards now gracing some of the same hillsides that once fed livestock. This evolution from traditional farming to a more diversified agricultural economy, including the burgeoning wine industry, has lent Kennett Square a distinctively sophisticated yet grounded feel, a place where the past is honored while the future is cultivated with a thoughtful hand.
Live animated radar for Kennett Square 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 | Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39.846777°N, 75.711603°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 19348 |
| 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 Kennett Square, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kennett Square, 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 Kennett Square includes coordinates 39.846777°N, 75.711603°W, situated in Chester County. ZIP code 19348. 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.
