Branchdale, Pennsylvania Weather
Branchdale, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Branchdale, Schuylkill County.
Full aviation weather for Branchdale is published on the Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport (KZER) page, 6 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 Branchdale 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 Branchdale: Grimes Airport (K8N1) 22 km · Northumberland County Airport (KN79) 27 km · Muir Army Air Field (Fort Indiantown Gap) Airport (KMUI) 34 km · Deck Airport (K9D4) 36 km · Bloomsburg Municipal Airport (KN13) 37 km
Conditions reported at KZER describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Branchdale specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Branchdale.
About Branchdale, Pennsylvania
Branchdale rests in a hollow, cradled by the rolling shoulders of Schuylkill County hills, a place where the land dips and rises with a patient, green continuity. It lies 23.4 miles north-north-east of Lebanon, PA (from Lebanon, PA: bearing 12°T), and is situated 6.7 miles west of Pottsville. The air, especially after a rain, carries a damp, earthy scent, mingling with the faint, sweet perfume of pine needles from the surrounding slopes. Here, the sky often appears a vast, bruised blue, occasionally rent by shafts of sunlight that catch the mist rising from the valley floor. Small streams, born from springs higher up, thread through the landscape, their waters cool and clear, reflecting the stoic, weathered faces of the ancient trees that line their banks. The terrain itself feels ancient, worn smooth by the passage of seasons and the slow, determined work of water and wind. The story of Branchdale is deeply entwined with the earth beneath it, a narrative etched in coal dust and quiet endurance. For generations, the veins of anthracite that honeycomb these hills fueled the region's economy, shaping the lives and labor of its people. Though the deep mines have largely fallen silent, the echoes of that industrial past remain, a subtle hum beneath the surface of everyday life in Branchdale. The local economy now leans toward smaller enterprises and the dependable rhythms of agriculture, with farms dotting the surrounding countryside, their fields a patchwork of crops under the broad, indifferent sky. The character of Branchdale is one of resilient quietude, a place where community ties are strong and the pace of life, though perhaps a little faster than it once was, still allows for the appreciation of a cool breeze or the sight of the sun setting behind the western ridges.
Live animated radar for Branchdale 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 | Branchdale, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.6732°N, 76.3222°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17923 |
| 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 Branchdale, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Branchdale, 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 Branchdale includes coordinates 40.673200°N, 76.322200°W, situated in Schuylkill County. ZIP code 17923. 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.
