Oakland, Pennsylvania Weather
Oakland, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Oakland, Chester County.
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About Oakland, Pennsylvania
Oakland unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rolling hills, where broad fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards the horizon, their stalks whispering secrets in the breeze. It lies 11.4 miles west-south-west of Tredyffrin, PA (from Tredyffrin, PA: bearing 252°T), and is situated 5.1 miles north-west of West Goshen. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries the rich, earthy scent of tilled soil and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening fruit from the surrounding orchards. Creek beds, their banks softened by moss and the persistent gnawing of small creatures, snake through the terrain, their waters often a glinting silver under the wide Pennsylvania sky. Oakland's character is one of quiet persistence, a place where the land dictates the pace, and the days are marked by the slow arc of the sun and the changing seasons. The history of Oakland is deeply intertwined with the fertile earth that surrounds it, a legacy of farming families who shaped its early identity. These agricultural roots, stretching back to the era of Pennsylvania German settlement, continue to inform the local economy, with orchards and family farms still a prominent feature, their produce often finding its way to vibrant farmers' markets. While industry has ebbed and flowed, the enduring spirit of Oakland lies in its connection to the land and the generations who have worked it, creating a palpable sense of continuity. The distinctive character of Oakland is not found in grand monuments, but in the subtle textures of its everyday life: the weathered barns standing sentinel against the sky, the friendly nod from a passing car, and the enduring resilience of a community built on honest labor and the bounty of the soil.
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| Location | Oakland, Chester County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.020384°N, 75.641601°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 18847, 15260, 16137, 15904 |
| 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 |
About This Oakland, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oakland, 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 Oakland includes coordinates 40.020384°N, 75.641601°W, situated in Chester County. ZIP code 18847, 15260, 16137, 15904. 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.
