Orrtanna, Pennsylvania Weather
Orrtanna, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Orrtanna, Adams County.
Full aviation weather for Orrtanna is published on the Gettysburg Regional Airport (KW05) page, 7 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 Orrtanna 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 Orrtanna: Franklin County Regional Airport (KN68) 28 km · Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (KHGR) 35 km · Carroll County Regional Jack B Poage Field (KDMW) 40 km · Frederick Municipal Airport (KFDK) 48 km
Conditions reported at KW05 describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Orrtanna specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Orrtanna.
About Orrtanna, Pennsylvania
Orrtanna lies cradled in a fold of the rolling hills, where the land rises with a quiet insistence toward the Catoctin Mountains. It lies 23.7 miles north-east of Hagerstown, MD (from Hagerstown, MD: bearing 54°T), and is situated 7.0 miles west of Gettysburg. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of pine needles and the fainter, sweet perfume of wild honeysuckle that climbs the weathered fences. Fields of corn, a deep, vibrant green in the growing season, give way to patches of dense woodland, their shadows lengthening as the afternoon sun begins its descent, painting the sky in hues of bruised plum and fading rose. Stone farmhouses, their granite foundations worn smooth by generations of wind and rain, stand sentinel against the sky, their chimneys exhaling thin wisps of smoke that curl and dissipate like forgotten thoughts. The roads, often unpaved and winding, follow the natural contours of the terrain, a gentle reminder that this place has always yielded to the land rather than imposing its will upon it. The history of Orrtanna is etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistent, practical spirit of its people and the enduring agricultural rhythms that define its economy. For generations, this has been a place where the land’s bounty, primarily apples and dairy, has sustained its inhabitants, a quiet testament to hard work and a deep understanding of the seasons. The legacy of its founding is woven into the very fabric of the landscape, in the stone walls that delineate fields and the old barns that lean with the weight of years. While the world outside may bustle with a different kind of urgency, life in Orrtanna unfolds at a more deliberate pace, marked by the turning of the leaves and the slow, steady growth of the crops that have always been its heart. The local general store, a hub of quiet conversation and shared news, still serves as a vital artery, connecting the scattered homesteads and reminding everyone of their shared roots.
Live animated radar for Orrtanna 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.
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| Location | Orrtanna, Adams County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39.845094°N, 77.36082°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17353 |
| 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 Orrtanna, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Orrtanna, 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 Orrtanna includes coordinates 39.845094°N, 77.360820°W, situated in Adams County. ZIP code 17353. 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.
