Sand Hill, Pennsylvania Weather
Sand Hill, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Sand Hill, Lebanon County.
Full aviation weather for Sand Hill is published on the Deck Airport (K9D4) page, 9 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 Sand Hill 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 Sand Hill: Muir Army Air Field (Fort Indiantown Gap) Airport (KMUI) 14 km · Grimes Airport (K8N1) 20 km · Lancaster Airport (KLNS) 29 km · Donegal Springs Airpark (KN71) 32 km · Harrisburg International Airport (KMDT) 34 km
Conditions reported at K9D4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sand Hill specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Sand Hill, Pennsylvania
Sand Hill unfolds across a landscape sculpted by the slow, persistent work of water and wind, where the land rises in gentle, sandy swells beneath a sky that often holds the breath of approaching storms. It lies 1.7 miles north-west of Lebanon, PA (from Lebanon, PA: bearing 320°T), and is situated 9.2 miles east-north-east of Palmyra. The fields here are not the deep, dark loam of more fertile valleys, but lighter soils, a pale gold that catches the sun's rays, giving the surrounding countryside a luminous quality, especially in the soft, diffused light of late afternoon. Stands of mixed deciduous trees, their leaves rustling with a papery whisper, punctuate the rolling terrain, offering pockets of shade and a vibrant counterpoint to the open expanses of pasture and cultivated land. The air carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and the distant, sweet perfume of blooming clover, a testament to the agricultural heart of Sand Hill. The history of Sand Hill is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the enduring rhythm of its farming heritage. For generations, families have worked this land, their livelihoods tied to the cycles of planting and harvest, a tradition that continues to define the local economy. The agricultural character of Sand Hill is palpable, with silos standing like sentinels against the horizon and the hum of tractors a familiar sound on summer mornings. While modern industries have found their place, the bedrock of this locality remains its connection to the soil, a legacy that imbues Sand Hill with a sense of grounded continuity and quiet resilience.
Live animated radar for Sand Hill 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 | Sand Hill, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.359536°N, 76.431628°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17046 |
| 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 Sand Hill, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sand Hill, 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 Sand Hill includes coordinates 40.359536°N, 76.431628°W, situated in Lebanon County. ZIP code 17046. 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.
