Pleasant View, Pennsylvania Weather
Pleasant View, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Pleasant View, Dauphin County.
Full aviation weather for Pleasant View is published on the Harrisburg International Airport (KMDT) page, 8 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 Pleasant View 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 Pleasant View: Capital City Airport (KCXY) 11 km · Donegal Springs Airpark (KN71) 23 km · Muir Army Air Field (Fort Indiantown Gap) Airport (KMUI) 24 km · Deck Airport (K9D4) 36 km · Lancaster Airport (KLNS) 40 km
Conditions reported at KMDT describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pleasant View specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Pleasant View.
About Pleasant View, Pennsylvania
Pleasant View unfolds across a landscape shaped by the ancient, enduring presence of the Appalachian foothills, where the land rises and falls in a gentle, rolling rhythm. It lies 4.5 miles south-east of Lower Paxton, PA (from Lower Paxton, PA: bearing 136°T), and is situated 8.1 miles east of Harrisburg. Here, broad fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons softened by the hazy blue of distant ridges, their cultivated surfaces catching the afternoon sun in shifting patterns of gold and green. The air, especially in the early morning, carries the clean scent of damp earth and the faint sweetness of ripening grain, a subtle perfume that clings to the weathered barns and the sturdy farmhouses dotting the countryside. Pockets of mature woodland, where oak and maple trees stand sentinel, break the open expanse, their dense canopies offering a deeper, cooler shade, and it's within these quiet groves that the unseen rustling of unseen creatures is the dominant sound. The story of Pleasant View is deeply entwined with the agricultural heritage of this region, a legacy evident in the well-tended farms that continue to form the backbone of its local economy. Generations have worked this rich soil, their efforts contributing to a quiet prosperity that feels earned and enduring, a stark contrast to the fleeting booms and busts of more industrialized areas. While agriculture remains paramount, the proximity to larger economic centers means that many residents also find employment beyond the fields, their commutes a familiar part of the daily ebb and flow of life. A notable landmark, the old gristmill that once harnessed the power of a nearby creek, now stands as a silent reminder of an earlier era, its stone walls a testament to the ingenuity and hard work that built Pleasant View.
Live animated radar for Pleasant View 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 | Pleasant View, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.263423°N, 76.731637°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17082, 16823, 17356, 15690 |
| 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 Pleasant View, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pleasant View, 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 Pleasant View includes coordinates 40.263423°N, 76.731637°W, situated in Dauphin County. ZIP code 17082, 16823, 17356, 15690. 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.
