Burnside, Pennsylvania Weather
Burnside, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Burnside, Northumberland County.
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About Burnside, Pennsylvania
Burnside sits in a fold of the Susquehanna Valley, where rolling hills, softened by the persistent kiss of rain and sun, give way to broader valleys. It lies 30.4 miles north-north-west of Lebanon, PA (from Lebanon, PA: bearing 345°T), and is situated 1.6 miles south of Shamokin. The land here is a mosaic of emerald pastures and darker, richer soil, punctuated by stands of oak and maple that blaze with defiant color in autumn. The air, especially in the early morning, carries the damp, earthy scent of fertile ground and the fainter, metallic tang of the nearby river, a constant murmur beneath the quiet hum of the day. Fields stretch out like rumpled blankets under a sky that can shift from bruised purple before a storm to an almost impossibly bright, cerulean blue on a clear afternoon. The pulse of Burnside has long been tied to the earth and the water. Historically, its inhabitants were farmers, coaxing sustenance from the generous soil, and later, harnessing the power of the Susquehanna for mills that ground grain and sawed timber. You can still see the bones of this past in the stone foundations of forgotten outbuildings and the way the roads follow the ancient contours of the land. While agriculture remains a bedrock, the local economy has diversified, with small businesses and workshops contributing to a steady, unhurried pace of life. The river, though no longer the sole engine of industry, is a quiet companion, its presence a subtle reminder of the forces that shaped this place, offering a cool respite on a sweltering summer day.
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| Location | Burnside, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.766474°N, 76.557459°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17866, 15721 |
| 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 Burnside, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Burnside, 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 Burnside includes coordinates 40.766474°N, 76.557459°W, situated in Northumberland County. ZIP code 17866, 15721. 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.
