Waterford, Pennsylvania Weather
Waterford, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Waterford, York County.
Full aviation weather for Waterford is published on the Shoestring Aviation Airfield (K0P2) page, 17 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. 4 airfields within reach of Waterford 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 Waterford: Baublitz Commercial Airport (K9W8) 18 km · York Airport (KTHV) 19 km · Harford County Airport (K0W3) 58 km
Conditions reported at K0P2 describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Waterford specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Waterford.
About Waterford, Pennsylvania
Waterford rests in a fold of rolling Pennsylvania countryside, where the land breathes a gentle, fertile sigh. It lies 4.0 miles east-south-east of York, PA (from York, PA: bearing 103°T), and is situated 9.2 miles east-south-east of Weigelstown. The terrain here is characterized by broad, open fields, their cultivated patterns softened by the hazy light of late afternoon, interspersed with stands of mature deciduous trees that stand like patient sentinels. Small, clear streams, glinting like dropped silver threads, meander through the valleys, their banks often softened by a lush carpet of wild grasses and the occasional cluster of wildflowers, their colors muted by the humid air that often hangs heavy in the summer months. The sky above Waterford is vast and often dramatic, particularly as dawn breaks or twilight deepens, painting the clouds in hues of rose and amethyst, and the overall impression is one of quiet, enduring pastoral beauty, a place where the land itself seems to possess a tranquil, almost meditative quality. The history of Waterford is tied to the agricultural bounty of this region, a lineage stretching back to the early days of American settlement, when families sought out these fertile valleys for their farms. The local economy, though perhaps not as robust as in times past, still retains a connection to the land, with a steady presence of family farms producing corn, soybeans, and other crops, their harvest dictated by the generous seasons. While no grand monuments or bustling industries define Waterford, its distinctiveness lies in its enduring character and the subtle hum of everyday life. The pace here is unhurried, marked by the changing light on the fields and the predictable turning of the agricultural year, a quiet testament to a life lived in harmony with the natural world, where community bonds are strong and the shared heritage of the land is a palpable presence.
Live animated radar for Waterford 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 | Waterford, York County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39.950099°N, 76.654411°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15658, 17402, 16441 |
| 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 Waterford, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Waterford, 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 Waterford includes coordinates 39.950099°N, 76.654411°W, situated in York County. ZIP code 15658, 17402, 16441. 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.
