Bridgeport, Pennsylvania Weather
Bridgeport, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bridgeport, Carbon County.
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About Bridgeport, Pennsylvania
Bridgeport clings to the contours of the land where the Susquehanna River, a broad, pewter ribbon, slides past. It lies 12.5 miles east-north-east of Hazleton, PA (from Hazleton, PA: bearing 59°T), and is situated 9.9 miles south-east of Mountain Top. The surrounding hills, cloaked in a dense, persistent green of oak and pine, rise steeply, their slopes etched with the faint scars of forgotten logging roads. In the late afternoon, the sun, a watery disc behind a veil of haze, casts long, bruised shadows that pool in the hollows, and the air, thick with the scent of damp earth and woodsmoke, carries the distant, mournful cry of a train. The houses of Bridgeport, a mix of weathered clapboard and sturdy brick, huddle together as if for warmth against the persistent northern winds that sweep down from the mountains. The history of Bridgeport is deeply intertwined with the earth it sits upon, a place where the veins of anthracite coal once pulsed with a feverish energy that drew men from distant shores. The legacy of those mining days lingers, not just in the occasional derelict breaker silhouetted against the sky, but in the very character of the place, a quiet resilience forged in the depths of the earth and the shared labor of generations. While the mines have long since fallen silent, the spirit of industry persists, finding new expression in small workshops and the steady hum of local businesses that cater to the practical needs of the community. The river, always present, remains a vital artery, a reminder of the natural forces that shaped Bridgeport and continue to define its unhurried pace of life.
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| Location | Bridgeport, Carbon County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.051751°N, 75.768804°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17040, 17307, 15666, 19406 |
| 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 |
About This Bridgeport, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bridgeport, 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 Bridgeport includes coordinates 41.051751°N, 75.768804°W, situated in Carbon County. ZIP code 17040, 17307, 15666, 19406. 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.
