Waterville, Pennsylvania Weather
Waterville, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Waterville, Delaware County.
Full aviation weather for Waterville is published on the Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL) page, 11 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 Waterville 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 Waterville: Brandywine Regional Airport (KOQN) 22 km · Wilmington Airport (KILG) 30 km · New Garden Airport (KN57) 34 km · Cross Keys Airport (K17N) 35 km · Southern Cross Airport (KC01) 39 km
Conditions reported at KPHL describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Waterville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Waterville.
About Waterville, Pennsylvania
Waterville unfolds across a landscape that’s both gentle and enduring. It lies 2.3 miles north-north-west of Chester, PA (from Chester, PA: bearing 340°T), and is situated 6.1 miles west-south-west of Upper Darby. The land here, a muted palette of greens and ochres, rolls with a quiet persistence, hinting at the underlying bedrock of the Piedmont. Ancient oaks, their branches like weathered hands, reach skyward, their leaves rustling secrets in the humid air that often carries the scent of damp earth and distant pine. The Schuylkill River, a broad, unhurried artery, forms a significant part of Waterville’s identity, its waters reflecting the soft, diffused light that filters through the trees, especially in the late afternoon when the world seems to pause for breath. Small farms, their fields neatly ordered, punctuate the rolling terrain, each a small testament to generations of cultivation. The history of Waterville is a story woven through the threads of industry and innovation, much of it tied to the very river that flows beside it. Once a vital hub for milling and manufacturing, the echoes of its industrial past can still be felt in the sturdy brick buildings that line its older streets, their facades bearing the patina of time. The economy, while diversified now, still retains a connection to the land, with agriculture playing a modest but steady role, its produce finding its way to local markets. Waterville’s character is that of a place that has seen change but holds onto its roots, a quiet resilience evident in the steady hum of everyday life, a place where the passage of time feels measured by the changing seasons and the enduring flow of the Schuylkill.
Live animated radar for Waterville 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 | Waterville, Delaware County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39.880112°N, 75.370469°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17814, 19086, 17776 |
| 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 Waterville, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Waterville, 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 Waterville includes coordinates 39.880112°N, 75.370469°W, situated in Delaware County. ZIP code 17814, 19086, 17776. 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.
