Bridgeport, Pennsylvania Weather
Bridgeport, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bridgeport, Carbon County.
Full aviation weather for Bridgeport is published on the Hazleton Municipal Airport (KHZL) page, 20 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 Bridgeport 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 Bridgeport: Jake Arner Memorial Airport (K22N) 27 km · Wilkes Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (KWBW) 28 km · Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (KAVP) 32 km · Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport (KMPO) 34 km · Rocky Hill Ultralightport (K48P) 43 km
Conditions reported at KHZL describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bridgeport specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bridgeport.
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.
Live animated radar for Bridgeport 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
