West Goshen, Pennsylvania Weather
West Goshen, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for West Goshen, Chester County.
Full aviation weather for West Goshen is published on the Brandywine Regional Airport (KOQN) page, 3 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 Goshen 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 Goshen: New Garden Airport (KN57) 23 km · Chester County G O Carlson Airport (KMQS) 25 km · Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL) 30 km · Wilmington Airport (KILG) 32 km · Cecil County Airport (K58M) 51 km
Conditions reported at KOQN describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at West Goshen specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About West Goshen, Pennsylvania
West Goshen unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills, a verdant tapestry of mature woodlands and cultivated fields that hint at a long agricultural past. It lies 8.0 miles west of Upper Providence, PA (from Upper Providence, PA: bearing 277°T), and is situated 1.8 miles east-north-east of West Chester. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries a clean, earthy scent, a mingling of damp soil and the distant perfume of blooming honeysuckle. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, has a peculiar, almost liquid quality, slanting across the broad shoulders of the Chester Valley and illuminating the weathered barns that punctuate the horizon. The terrain itself, a gentle but persistent undulation, dictates the flow of the small creeks that thread through the meadows, their banks often overgrown with wild mint and ferns. This corner of Chester County, the heart of West Goshen, beats with a history deeply entwined with the agricultural spirit of southeastern Pennsylvania. It was here that early settlers, drawn by the fertile soil and ample water, began to farm the land, a tradition that, while diminished, still echoes in the preserved farmsteads and the occasional roadside stand. The economic character of West Goshen has evolved, shifting from its agrarian roots to encompass a vibrant blend of suburban development and a thriving professional sector, drawing in residents from across the region. Its proximity to larger hubs has allowed it to retain a sense of quiet dignity, a place where the pace of life, though not stagnant, allows for the appreciation of the changing seasons and the enduring beauty of the Brandywine Creek watershed that subtly shapes its geography.
Live animated radar for West Goshen 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 Goshen, Chester County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39.968164°N, 75.572708°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 19382, 19380 |
| 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 Goshen, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Goshen, 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 Goshen includes coordinates 39.968164°N, 75.572708°W, situated in Chester County. ZIP code 19382, 19380. 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.
