Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Weather
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Bethlehem, Northampton County.
Full aviation weather for Bethlehem is published on the Lehigh Valley International Airport (KABE) page, 7 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 Bethlehem 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 Bethlehem: Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport (KXLL) 12 km · Quakertown Airport (KUKT) 21 km · Pennridge Airport (KCKZ) 27 km · Alexandria Field Airport (KN85) 30 km · Doylestown Airport (KDYL) 39 km
Conditions reported at KABE describe the airfield itself. Weather 7 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bethlehem specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Bethlehem rises from the Lehigh Valley, a landscape shaped by the confluence of the Lehigh River and its tributary, the Monocacy Creek. It lies 6.4 miles east of Allentown, PA (from Allentown, PA: bearing 79°T), and is situated 9.0 miles west-south-west of Easton. Rolling hills, cloaked in the verdant hues of deciduous forests, frame the city, their slopes occasionally broken by the stark geometry of industrial remnants. The air, especially on a crisp autumn morning, carries the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a testament to the region’s natural surroundings. The city itself is a patchwork of architectural styles, where the elegant spires of historic Moravian structures stand in quiet dialogue with the more robust brick buildings of its industrial past. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-overcast skies, has a soft, diffused quality here, catching the mica flecks in the ancient stone of the old churches and warming the weathered facades of row houses. This is a place where echoes of industry still resonate, though the clang of hammers has largely faded. For generations, Bethlehem was synonymous with steel, its furnaces a fiery heart for the nation's growth. The Bethlehem Steel plant, a behemoth that once dominated the skyline, now stands as a complex, partially repurposed monument to that era, its vast scale a stark reminder of the labor and innovation that fueled its rise. The Moravian settlers, arriving in the 18th century, laid the foundation for a community built on faith and craftsmanship, their influence still visible in the meticulously preserved historic district. Today, the local economy is a more diversified affair, drawing on higher education institutions and a growing healthcare sector, yet the spirit of resilience and reinvention, forged in the fires of industry and the quiet determination of its founders, continues to define Bethlehem.
Live animated radar for Bethlehem 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 | Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.625932°N, 75.370458°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 18018, 15757, 18017 |
| 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 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bethlehem, 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 Bethlehem includes coordinates 40.625932°N, 75.370458°W, situated in Northampton County. ZIP code 18018, 15757, 18017. 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.
