Parkside, Pennsylvania Weather
Parkside, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Parkside, Philadelphia County.
Full aviation weather for Parkside is published on the Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL) page, 12 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 Parkside 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 Parkside: Brandywine Regional Airport (KOQN) 31 km · Cross Keys Airport (K17N) 34 km · Southern Cross Airport (KC01) 40 km · Wilmington Airport (KILG) 47 km · New Garden Airport (KN57) 50 km
Conditions reported at KPHL describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Parkside specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Parkside.
About Parkside, Pennsylvania
Parkside, a place where the broad, flat expanse of southeastern Pennsylvania begins to hint at its gentle, rolling character, unfolds with a quiet dignity. It lies 2.1 miles south-east of Lower Merion, PA (from Lower Merion, PA: bearing 130°T), and is situated 3.5 miles west-north-west of Philadelphia. The air here, often carrying the damp, earthy scent of the soil after a rain, hangs with a soft humidity, particularly in the warmer months, a constant reminder of the region’s watershed. Mature trees, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers towards the sky, line the modest streets, offering a dappled shade that softens the bright, sometimes insistent, sunlight. The houses, a mix of well-maintained brick colonials and more modest, clapboard dwellings, seem to settle comfortably into their plots, each with its own small patch of green, a testament to a life lived at a human scale. The history of Parkside is intertwined with the broader narrative of Philadelphia County’s industrial past, a story told not in grand monuments but in the enduring presence of brick factories, many now repurposed, their sturdy frames speaking of a time when industry hummed with purpose. The local economy, while no longer dominated by heavy manufacturing, retains a connection to its working-class roots, with a blend of small businesses, service industries, and residents who commute to the larger urban centers. It’s a place that seems to absorb rather than broadcast its past, where the echoes of former lives are felt in the quiet streets and the enduring architecture, a subtle resonance that defines the unique character of Parkside.
Live animated radar for Parkside 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 | Parkside, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39.978446°N, 75.220458°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 18326, 19131, 19015 |
| 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 Parkside, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Parkside, 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 Parkside includes coordinates 39.978446°N, 75.220458°W, situated in Philadelphia County. ZIP code 18326, 19131, 19015. 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.
