West Earl, Pennsylvania Weather
West Earl, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for West Earl, Lancaster County.
Full aviation weather for West Earl is published on the Smoketown Airport (KS37) page, 9 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 West Earl 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 West Earl: Lancaster Airport (KLNS) 9 km · Deck Airport (K9D4) 28 km · Donegal Springs Airpark (KN71) 33 km · Grimes Airport (K8N1) 41 km · Muir Army Air Field (Fort Indiantown Gap) Airport (KMUI) 48 km
Conditions reported at KS37 describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at West Earl specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for West Earl.
About West Earl, Pennsylvania
West Earl unfolds across rolling farmland, where the earth itself seems to exhale a deep, contented breath. It lies 8.3 miles north-east of Lancaster, PA (from Lancaster, PA: bearing 48°T), and is situated 4.3 miles south of Ephrata. Here, the broad shoulders of Pennsylvania’s countryside rise and fall with a quiet dignity, a landscape not of dramatic peaks but of enduring slopes and fertile valleys. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, spills across these fields in broad, golden swathes, illuminating the rich, dark soil that has been turned and tended for generations. The air carries a clean, almost luminous scent, a mixture of freshly cut hay, distant woodsmoke, and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening corn, a palpable presence that settles upon the senses. Roads, often lined with ancient, stoic oaks, meander through this gentle terrain, connecting farmsteads that appear as if they have always been, their weathered barns and silos standing as stoic sentinels against the vast, open sky. The history of West Earl is etched not in grand monuments but in the persistent cultivation of the land, a legacy passed down through families who shaped its agricultural character. This corner of Lancaster County has long been a place where the bounty of the earth dictates the rhythm of life, its economy rooted deeply in the soil. Dairy farms, their pastures a vibrant green, are a common sight, their operations a quiet testament to the enduring strength of agricultural enterprise. The pace here is deliberate, unhurried, a stark contrast to the clamor of more distant metropolises. While not a place of bustling industry, a subtle hum of activity can be felt in the local co-ops and the small businesses that serve the farming community, each contributing to the distinctive, self-sufficient spirit of West Earl. The land itself, with its subtle undulations and the occasional glint of a meandering creek, bears the mark of this continuous, devoted stewardship.
Live animated radar for West Earl 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 | West Earl, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.118469°N, 76.189966°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17540, 17578 |
| 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 West Earl, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Earl, 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 West Earl includes coordinates 40.118469°N, 76.189966°W, situated in Lancaster County. ZIP code 17540, 17578. 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.
