Rheems, Pennsylvania Weather
Rheems, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Rheems, Lancaster County.
Full aviation weather for Rheems is published on the Donegal Springs Airpark (KN71) page, 4 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 Rheems 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 Rheems: Harrisburg International Airport (KMDT) 18 km · Lancaster Airport (KLNS) 23 km · Capital City Airport (KCXY) 26 km · Deck Airport (K9D4) 32 km · Smoketown Airport (KS37) 33 km
Conditions reported at KN71 describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rheems specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Rheems, Pennsylvania
Rheems rests where the gentle slopes of Lancaster County begin to gather themselves, a quiet collection of homes and businesses spread beneath a sky that often holds the soft, diffused light of Pennsylvania's humid summers. It lies 14.3 miles north-east of York, PA (from York, PA: bearing 36°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north-west of West Hempfield. The land here is a patchwork of cultivated fields, the rich, dark earth yielding its bounty under a sun that can beat down with surprising intensity, then soften into a golden haze as evening approaches. The air itself carries the scent of turned soil and, depending on the season, the sweet perfume of ripening corn or the sharp tang of autumn apples. Distant treelines, a deep, undulating green, frame the horizon, their shadows lengthening across the meadows in the late afternoon, whispering of the woods that hold their own secrets. The story of Rheems is one of quiet persistence, a place shaped by the agricultural heart of Lancaster County and the industrious spirit that has long characterized this region. While no grand monuments mark its past, the very land speaks of generations who worked this soil, their lives intertwined with the cycles of planting and harvest. The local economy, though diversified, still retains a strong connection to the surrounding farms, with produce often finding its way from nearby fields to the tables of Rheems' residents and the wider community. Small businesses, like sturdy oaks, have put down roots here, serving the daily needs of the people who call Rheems home, their presence a testament to the enduring, unpretentious character of this corner of Pennsylvania.
Live animated radar for Rheems 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 | Rheems, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.130095°N, 76.570523°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17570 |
| 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 Rheems, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rheems, 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 Rheems includes coordinates 40.130095°N, 76.570523°W, situated in Lancaster County. ZIP code 17570. 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.
