Marion, Pennsylvania Weather
Marion, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Marion, Franklin County.
Full aviation weather for Marion is published on the Franklin County Regional Airport (KN68) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Marion 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 Marion: Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (KHGR) 17 km · Gettysburg Regional Airport (KW05) 36 km · Frederick Municipal Airport (KFDK) 56 km · Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepherd Field (KMRB) 56 km
Conditions reported at KN68 describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Marion specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Marion.
About Marion, Pennsylvania
Marion lies in a quiet pocket of Franklin County, where the land begins to gather itself into the rolling hills that signal the approach of the Appalachian foothills. It lies 15.0 miles north of Hagerstown, MD (from Hagerstown, MD: bearing 5°T), and is situated 5.8 miles south-south-west of Chambersburg. The Great Cove Creek, a silver thread of water, meanders through fields of ripening corn and soybeans, reflecting a sky that can shift from a pale, washed-out blue to a bruised twilight purple with startling speed. Older farmhouses, their clapboard weathered to a soft grey, stand sentinel among ancient oaks, their branches gnarled like arthritic fingers against the horizon. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the scent of damp earth and cut grass, a clean, honest perfume that clings to the senses. Even the distant hum of traffic on nearby highways seems muted, absorbed by the verdant expanse. The history of Marion is tied to the fertile ground and the steady flow of the creek, a dependable artery for the agricultural life that has long defined this corner of Pennsylvania. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich farmland, established communities that echo in the names of the surrounding hollows and ridges. The local economy, though diversified, still holds deep roots in agriculture, with produce stands dotting the country roads in warmer months and the scent of drying hay sometimes drifting on the breeze. While no grand monuments mark its past, the very character of Marion, its unhurried pace and the quiet dignity of its residents, speaks of generations who have worked this land, a subtle resilience etched into the very grain of the place.
Live animated radar for Marion 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 | Marion, Franklin County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39.857314°N, 77.69527°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17235 |
| 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 Marion, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Marion, 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 Marion includes coordinates 39.857314°N, 77.695270°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 17235. 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.
