Big Run, Pennsylvania Weather
Big Run, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Big Run, Dauphin County.
Full aviation weather for Big Run is published on the Muir Army Air Field (Fort Indiantown Gap) Airport (KMUI) page, 21 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 Big Run 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 Big Run: Penn Valley Airport (KSEG) 30 km · Northumberland County Airport (KN79) 34 km · Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport (KZER) 35 km · Sunbury Airport (K71N) 36 km · Capital City Airport (KCXY) 40 km
Conditions reported at KMUI describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Big Run specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Big Run.
About Big Run, Pennsylvania
Big Run sits at the confluence of rolling hills and the persistent murmur of its namesake creek, a place where the land itself seems to exhale a quiet contentment. It lies 18.2 miles north of Lower Paxton, PA (from Lower Paxton, PA: bearing 8°T), and is situated 2.3 miles west of Lykens. The terrain here is a thoughtful arrangement of forested slopes that cradle wide, fertile fields, the latter often catching the buttery light of late afternoon. Here, the very air carries a crisp, clean scent, a blend of damp earth, pine needles, and the distant, faint sweetness of ripening crops. The houses, many built of sturdy, honest wood or stone, seem to have grown organically from the landscape, their windows reflecting the ever-changing sky like patient eyes. The history of Big Run is intrinsically tied to the bounty of the surrounding land, a story of generations who coaxed sustenance from its soil and timber. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of rich farmland and abundant woodlands, established a community that has always valued self-reliance and a deep connection to the seasons. The local economy, while perhaps less robust than in days past, still finds its roots in agriculture, with farms producing corn, soybeans, and a variety of fruits and vegetables that find their way to regional markets. The gentle curve of the creek, often a source of quiet recreation, also speaks to a time when water power was essential, its banks bearing the subtle, weathered marks of forgotten mills. Big Run remains a place where the rhythm of the days is still largely dictated by the sun and the soil, a testament to enduring rural traditions.
Live animated radar for Big Run 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Big Run, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.570641°N, 76.743857°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16841, 17048, 15715 |
| 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 Big Run, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Big Run, 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 Big Run includes coordinates 40.570641°N, 76.743857°W, situated in Dauphin County. ZIP code 16841, 17048, 15715. 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.
