Lima, Pennsylvania Weather
Lima, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Lima, Delaware County.
Full aviation weather for Lima is published on the Brandywine Regional Airport (KOQN) 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 Lima 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 Lima: Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL) 18 km · New Garden Airport (KN57) 30 km · Wilmington Airport (KILG) 30 km · Chester County G O Carlson Airport (KMQS) 37 km · Cross Keys Airport (K17N) 42 km
Conditions reported at KOQN describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lima specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Lima, Pennsylvania
Lima rests in a landscape gently sculpted by the rolling hills of Chester County, its terrain a mosaic of cultivated fields and verdant woodlands. It lies 2.8 miles south-south-west of Upper Providence, PA (from Upper Providence, PA: bearing 200°T), and is situated 8.9 miles west of Upper Darby. The air here, especially as the sun dips low, carries a particular sweetness, a blend of damp earth and the faint perfume of distant pines. Streams, modest in their flow but persistent in their carving, thread through the land, their banks often softened by a cloak of wild ferns and moss. The roads, some paved and smooth, others more rustic gravel, wind and curve as if in conversation with the topography, inviting exploration rather than dictating a hurried passage. The sky above Lima frequently offers a painterly display, with clouds gathering in soft, bruised purples and vibrant oranges as twilight descends. Lima's story is one of quiet persistence, its roots entwined with the agricultural endeavors that once defined this corner of Pennsylvania. The land, fertile and accommodating, fostered generations of farming families, their lives shaped by the seasons and the bounty of the soil. While the agricultural rhythm has softened somewhat, traces of that heritage remain in the weathered barns and the enduring spirit of self-reliance. Today, the local economy draws strength from a blend of small businesses and a growing presence of commercial enterprises that provide employment and services. There is a distinct lack of pretension in Lima, a groundedness that can be felt in the easy greetings exchanged on the street and the unhurried way the day unfolds. It is a place where the past is not forgotten but lives alongside the present, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life.
Live animated radar for Lima 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 | Lima, Delaware County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39.917333°N, 75.440475°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 19063 |
| 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 Lima, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lima, 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 Lima includes coordinates 39.917333°N, 75.440475°W, situated in Delaware County. ZIP code 19063. 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.
