Smoketown, Pennsylvania Weather
Smoketown, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Smoketown, Franklin County.
Full aviation weather for Smoketown is published on the Franklin County Regional Airport (KN68) page, 6 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. 3 airfields within reach of Smoketown 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 Smoketown: Gettysburg Regional Airport (KW05) 28 km · Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (KHGR) 30 km
Conditions reported at KN68 describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Smoketown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Smoketown.
About Smoketown, Pennsylvania
Smoketown rests in a verdant fold of Franklin County, where the land rises and falls with a gentle insistence. It lies 22.6 miles north-north-east of Hagerstown, MD (from Hagerstown, MD: bearing 20°T), and is situated 4.6 miles east of Chambersburg. Rolling hills, cloaked in the deep emerald of summer foliage and the fiery hues of autumn, cradle the modest sprawl of homes and farms. The air here often carries the faint, sweet scent of drying hay and the earthy perfume of turned soil, a testament to the agricultural heart that beats beneath the surface. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent cloud cover, possesses a soft, diffused quality, painting the landscape in muted tones that invite a quiet contemplation. Small streams, their banks often overgrown with wild ferns and moss, weave through the fields, their hushed murmurs a constant, subtle melody. The history of Smoketown is inextricably linked to the sturdy, agrarian spirit of the Cumberland Valley, a place where generations have worked the land. While the name itself might suggest industry, the true character of Smoketown is rooted in agriculture, with corn and soybeans dominating the fertile fields that surround it. The local economy, though modest, thrives on the bounty of these farms and the small businesses that support them. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling universities, but rather a quiet persistence, a continuity of purpose that echoes in the weathered barns and the well-tended gardens. The people of Smoketown possess a grounded resilience, their lives shaped by the seasons and the steady rhythm of rural existence, finding beauty in the enduring cycle of growth and harvest.
Live animated radar for Smoketown 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 | Smoketown, Franklin County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39.94898°N, 77.575544°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17222, 18960, 18064, 17576 |
| 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 Smoketown, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Smoketown, 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 Smoketown includes coordinates 39.948980°N, 77.575544°W, situated in Franklin County. ZIP code 17222, 18960, 18064, 17576. 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.
