Washington, Pennsylvania Weather
Washington, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Washington, Cumberland County.
Full aviation weather for Washington is published on the Carlisle Airport (KN94) page, 26 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 Washington 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 Washington: Franklin County Regional Airport (KN68) 29 km · Gettysburg Regional Airport (KW05) 44 km · Bermudian Valley Airpark (K07N) 45 km · Capital City Airport (KCXY) 53 km · Mifflin County Airport (KRVL) 54 km
Conditions reported at KN94 describe the airfield itself. Weather 26 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Washington specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Washington.
About Washington, Pennsylvania
Washington sits in a fold of south-central Pennsylvania, where rolling farmland gives way to the more pronounced ridges of the Appalachian foothills. It lies 31.7 miles west of Harrisburg, PA (from Harrisburg, PA: bearing 261°T), and is situated 10.0 miles north-north-east of Shippensburg University. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean, damp scent of turned earth and pine, a fragrance that clings to the weathered barns and the sturdy stone houses. Fields of corn and soybeans, a deep, verdant green in the growing season, ripple in the breeze, punctuated by stands of oak and maple that will blaze with color come autumn. The Susquehanna River, a broad, powerful artery, lies not far to the east, its presence felt in the humidity that often hangs in the air and the way the light glints off distant waterways. This is a place shaped by agriculture and industry, where the echoes of coal mining and iron production still resonate beneath the quiet hum of present-day life. Washington was once a hub of activity, its economy fueled by the resources drawn from the surrounding hills and the ingenuity of its people. The remnants of that past are visible in the sturdy brick buildings downtown and the abandoned rail lines that now serve as walking paths, their gravel surfaces worn smooth by generations of footsteps. Today, the local economy diversifies, with small businesses and agricultural enterprises coexisting, their livelihoods tied to the land and the continuing spirit of enterprise that has defined Washington for centuries. The evenings here can be remarkably still, the sky a vast canvas of deepening blue, pricked by the first hesitant stars, a quiet testament to the enduring character of this Cumberland County borough.
Live animated radar for Washington 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 | Washington, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.202309°N, 77.478042°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17241, 15301 |
| 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 Washington, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Washington, 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 Washington includes coordinates 40.202309°N, 77.478042°W, situated in Cumberland County. ZIP code 17241, 15301. 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.
