Smithville, Pennsylvania Weather
Smithville, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Smithville, Lancaster County.
Full aviation weather for Smithville is published on the Baublitz Commercial Airport (K9W8) page, 22 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 Smithville 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 Smithville: Shoestring Aviation Airfield (K0P2) 37 km · Harford County Airport (K0W3) 40 km · Phillips Army Air Field (KAPG) 52 km · York Airport (KTHV) 53 km · Weide (Aberdeen Proving Ground) Army Heliport (KEDG) 60 km
Conditions reported at K9W8 describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Smithville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Smithville.
About Smithville, Pennsylvania
Smithville rests in a landscape that flows with the gentle, rolling contours of Lancaster County farmland. It lies 8.2 miles south-south-east of Lancaster, PA (from Lancaster, PA: bearing 160°T), and is situated 3.9 miles south-south-east of Willow Street. Here, the land itself seems to breathe, a patchwork quilt of emerald fields stitched with the darker, richer hues of tilled earth, all softened by the hazy, golden light that often settles over the Pennsylvania countryside. Stonewalls, weathered by generations of sun and frost, trace the boundaries of properties, their grey, rough textures a cool counterpoint to the vibrant greens and browns of the agricultural heartland. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a subtle sweetness, a mingled scent of ripening crops and the distant, comforting aroma of woodsmoke from hearths that still glow in the twilight. The history of Smithville is deeply rooted in the fertile soil it occupies, a legacy of industrious farming communities that have shaped its character. For centuries, this region has been a breadbasket, its economy intrinsically tied to the cultivation of grains and the raising of livestock, a tradition that continues to define its quiet, purposeful pace of life. You can still see the enduring presence of barns, some of them grand, multi-story structures that speak of a prosperous past, their red paint faded to a soft, nostalgic blush. While not a hub of grand industry, Smithville has always found its strength in the steady hum of agricultural enterprises and the small businesses that support them, creating a sense of continuity and resilience that is palpable in its unhurried, everyday existence.
Live animated radar for Smithville 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 | Smithville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39.926489°N, 76.25218°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17560, 16061, 16928 |
| 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 Smithville, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Smithville, 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 Smithville includes coordinates 39.926489°N, 76.252180°W, situated in Lancaster County. ZIP code 17560, 16061, 16928. 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.
