Parker Ford, Pennsylvania Weather
Parker Ford, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Parker Ford, Chester County.
Full aviation weather for Parker Ford is published on the Heritage Field (KPTW) page, 5 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 Parker Ford 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 Parker Ford: Pottstown Municipal Airport (KN47) 10 km · Morgantown Airport (KO03) 25 km · Wings Field (KLOM) 28 km · Quakertown Airport (KUKT) 31 km · Pennridge Airport (KCKZ) 33 km
Conditions reported at KPTW describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Parker Ford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Parker Ford.
About Parker Ford, Pennsylvania
Parker Ford rests where the Schuylkill River, a broad, muscular current, flows through the rolling hills of Chester County. It lies 9.3 miles west-north-west of Lower Providence, PA (from Lower Providence, PA: bearing 295°T), and is situated 4.7 miles south-east of Pottstown. The landscape here is a study in greens and browns, a patchwork quilt of agricultural fields giving way to stands of mature oak and maple, their branches reaching towards a sky that often holds the soft, diffused light of the mid-Atlantic. The air, particularly in the early mornings, carries the damp, earthy scent of cultivated soil and the fainter, metallic tang of the river itself. The terrain is not dramatic, but possesses a quiet, persistent undulation, the land rising and falling in a way that suggests generations of careful husbandry, of fields cleared and worked, of houses built to face the prevailing winds. Here, the very texture of the place seems to speak of a deliberate, settled existence, a place where the land has been shaped as much by human hands as by the natural flow of water and weather. This stretch of the Schuylkill has long been a conduit for human endeavor, its banks bearing witness to the ebb and flow of industry. While the roaring foundries and mills of a bygone era are now largely quieted, their echoes linger in the occasional rusted piece of machinery unearthed or the weathered brickwork of abandoned structures. The economy of Parker Ford, though less industrial than in centuries past, still draws sustenance from the surrounding fertile land, with farms continuing to be a vital part of the local character, their produce a familiar sight at regional markets. The river, of course, remains a central figure, offering not just historical context but also opportunities for recreation, its waters reflecting the changing seasons and the quiet passage of time for the residents of Parker Ford.
Live animated radar for Parker Ford 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 | Parker Ford, Chester County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.199545°N, 75.583798°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 19475, 19457 |
| 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 Parker Ford, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Parker Ford, 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 Parker Ford includes coordinates 40.199545°N, 75.583798°W, situated in Chester County. ZIP code 19475, 19457. 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.
