West Lawn, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for West Lawn, Union County.
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West Lawn presents itself as a quiet settlement at the foot of rolling hills, where the land gently slopes towards the Susquehanna River's distant gleam. It lies 20.6 miles south-south-east of Williamsport, PA (from Williamsport, PA: bearing 165°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north-west of Hamilton. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a testament to the surrounding deciduous forests that blaze with color in the autumn and stand starkly beautiful under winter's frost. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch across the terrain, their neat rows a deliberate geometry against the wilder, wooded contours of the landscape. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-overcast skies, casts a soft, diffused glow, lending a contemplative mood to the scene, and the quietude is broken only by the rustle of leaves or the distant call of a hawk. The history of West Lawn is bound to the fertile soil and the waterways that have long sustained life in this region. Early settlers were drawn by the promise of agricultural prosperity, and farming remains a cornerstone of the local economy, with family farms passing down generations. While the larger industrial shifts of past centuries may have bypassed West Lawn, its enduring character is rooted in this agricultural heritage and a quiet self-sufficiency. The nearby Susquehanna, though not directly bordering West Lawn, has always been a vital artery, facilitating trade and settlement, and its presence continues to shape the broader regional identity. The community itself maintains a steady, unhurried pace, where neighborly greetings are common and the changing seasons dictate the rhythm of daily life.
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| Location | West Lawn, Union County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.952029°N, 76.901356°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17837, 19609 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for West Lawn, Pennsylvania, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Lawn includes coordinates 40.952029°N, 76.901356°W, situated in Union County. ZIP code 17837, 19609. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.