Plainfield, Pennsylvania Weather
Plainfield, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Plainfield, Cumberland County.
Full aviation weather for Plainfield is published on the Carlisle Airport (KN94) page, 10 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 Plainfield 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 Plainfield: Bermudian Valley Airpark (K07N) 32 km · Capital City Airport (KCXY) 37 km · Franklin County Regional Airport (KN68) 40 km · Gettysburg Regional Airport (KW05) 40 km · Harrisburg International Airport (KMDT) 45 km
Conditions reported at KN94 describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Plainfield specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Plainfield.
About Plainfield, Pennsylvania
Plainfield rests in a broad, fertile valley where the land gently slopes and the sky feels vast and open. It lies 21.9 miles west-south-west of Harrisburg, PA (from Harrisburg, PA: bearing 257°T), and is situated 5.3 miles west of Carlisle. The fields, a patchwork of greens and golds depending on the season, stretch towards the low, rounded hills that cradle the horizon, their contours softened by a persistent, almost patient light. Here, the air carries the clean scent of turned earth and distant pine, a subtle fragrance that clings to the winding country roads and the quiet, well-kept homes. The houses themselves seem to lean into the landscape, their porches open to the wide sky, a testament to a life lived in closer conversation with the earth. The history of Plainfield is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring rhythm of its agricultural roots, a legacy that continues to shape its local economy. For generations, the rich soil has yielded abundant crops, and the quiet hum of tractors and the slow, steady growth of corn and soybeans are the pulse of the community. While industry has ebbed and flowed, the land remains the constant, a dependable provider. It's a place where the past feels present, not as a relic, but as a living foundation, evident in the enduring stone walls and the weathered barns that stand as quiet sentinels against the passing years.
Live animated radar for Plainfield 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 | Plainfield, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.203143°N, 77.289984°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17081 |
| 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 Plainfield, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Plainfield, 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 Plainfield includes coordinates 40.203143°N, 77.289984°W, situated in Cumberland County. ZIP code 17081. Telephone area code: 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878. Timezone: Eastern Time.
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.
