Ephrata, PA Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Ephrata, a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Overnight

49°F

Patchy Fog

Patchy fog after 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Southeast wind around 2 mph.

7-day forecast for Ephrata

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
Overnight	49°F	Patchy Fog	2 mph SE	0%
Wednesday	74°F	Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny	0 to 13 mph S	1%
Wednesday Night	58°F	Mostly Cloudy	6 to 12 mph S	14%
Thursday	72°F	Light Rain	9 to 13 mph S	81%
Thursday Night	58°F	Light Rain Likely	1 to 7 mph SW	71%
Friday	69°F	Light Rain Likely	3 mph N	68%
Friday Night	47°F	Chance Light Rain then Partly Cloudy	5 mph NW	33%
Saturday	63°F	Mostly Sunny	5 to 14 mph W	12%
Saturday Night	40°F	Partly Cloudy	12 mph W	12%
Sunday	59°F	Mostly Sunny	9 to 13 mph NW	4%
Sunday Night	37°F	Mostly Clear	8 mph W	4%
Monday	59°F	Sunny	8 to 17 mph W	5%
Monday Night	36°F	Mostly Clear	5 to 9 mph W	4%
Tuesday	63°F	Sunny	5 to 15 mph W	3%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Ephrata (40.181, -76.180). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Ephrata

Last spring frost

Apr 18

First fall frost

Oct 25

Growing season

186 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for Ephrata: nearby ZIP 17522 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Pennsylvania frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Lancaster Ap, Pa (7.5 mi from Ephrata). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Nov 4, 2026.