Lake Heritage, Pennsylvania Weather
Lake Heritage, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Lake Heritage, Adams County.
Full aviation weather for Lake Heritage is published on the Gettysburg Regional Airport (KW05) page, 8 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. 5 airfields within reach of Lake Heritage 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 Lake Heritage: Carroll County Regional Jack B Poage Field (KDMW) 27 km · Franklin County Regional Airport (KN68) 43 km · Frederick Municipal Airport (KFDK) 46 km · Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (KHGR) 48 km
Conditions reported at KW05 describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lake Heritage specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Lake Heritage, Pennsylvania
Lake Heritage lies in a shallow basin, a broad expanse of water reflecting the soft, rolling hills that cradle it. It lies 26.4 miles west-south-west of York, PA (from York, PA: bearing 247°T), and is situated 2.9 miles east-south-east of Gettysburg. The land around Lake Heritage is a mosaic of cultivated fields and woodlands, where the scent of damp earth and pine needles mingles in the humid air. Mature oaks and maples, their branches heavy with summer foliage, fringe the shoreline, their roots gripping the dark, rich soil. In the late afternoon, the light slants through the leaves, casting long, dappled shadows that seem to deepen the quietude of the place. The water itself, a muted slate grey under a sky often brushed with wisps of cloud, offers a sense of calm, a slow, steady pulse against the gentle undulations of the surrounding terrain. The history of this region, and by extension Lake Heritage, is deeply rooted in agriculture, with family farms that have worked the land for generations. The local economy, while evolving, still carries echoes of its agricultural past, with markets that offer the bounty of the season’s harvest. Beyond the fields, the story of Lake Heritage is also one of quiet industry, of small businesses that have sustained the community through changing times. The water of Lake Heritage itself, once perhaps a source of sustenance or a vital transportation route for earlier inhabitants, now serves as a focal point for recreation, drawing families and individuals who seek solace and simple pleasures in its tranquil presence.
Live animated radar for Lake Heritage 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 | Lake Heritage, Adams County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39.809542°N, 77.183873°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17325 |
| 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 Lake Heritage, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lake Heritage, 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 Lake Heritage includes coordinates 39.809542°N, 77.183873°W, situated in Adams County. ZIP code 17325. 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.
