McKee, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for McKee, Perry County.
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McKee lies in a valley where the hills of Perry County begin their patient ascent. It lies 20.7 miles west-north-west of Harrisburg, PA (from Harrisburg, PA: bearing 301°T), and is situated 5.9 miles south-west of Newport. The land here is a patchwork of fields, some fallow and turning to a soft, dusty brown under the late summer sun, others still bearing the green promise of corn and soybeans. The Juniata River, a broad, silver ribbon, winds its way through this landscape, its banks fringed with willows that weep their slender branches towards the water. The air, especially in the early morning, carries the clean scent of damp earth and distant pine, a quiet invitation to breathe deep. Dusk here paints the sky in bruised purples and fading oranges, a slow, deliberate fading of light that settles over the houses and barns like a familiar blanket. The history of McKee is tied to the flow of the Juniata and the bounty of the surrounding land. Once a hub for logging and agriculture, its economy now leans more on small businesses and the quiet hum of local life. The railroad, a ghost of its former self, still traces a path through the valley, a reminder of a busier past. You can still see the remnants of old stone foundations, whispers of farms and dwellings that have long since surrendered to the earth. There isn't much in the way of grand monuments in McKee, but there's a deep, unassuming character, a resilience born from generations who understood the rhythm of the seasons and the quiet strength of community.
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| Location | McKee, Perry County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.427584°N, 77.221095°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17068, 16637 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for McKee, Pennsylvania, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 McKee includes coordinates 40.427584°N, 77.221095°W, situated in Perry County. ZIP code 17068, 16637. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.