Catasauqua, Pennsylvania Weather
Catasauqua, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Catasauqua, Lehigh County.
Full aviation weather for Catasauqua is published on the Lehigh Valley International Airport (KABE) page, 3 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 Catasauqua 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 Catasauqua: Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport (KXLL) 10 km · Quakertown Airport (KUKT) 26 km · Jake Arner Memorial Airport (K22N) 30 km · Pennridge Airport (KCKZ) 33 km · Alexandria Field Airport (KN85) 39 km
Conditions reported at KABE describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Catasauqua specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Catasauqua, Pennsylvania
Catasauqua lies cradled by the rolling hills of Lehigh County, a place where the land gently slopes towards the broad, slow-moving Lehigh River. It lies 3.3 miles north-north-east of Allentown, PA (from Allentown, PA: bearing 14°T), and is situated 5.8 miles west-north-west of Bethlehem. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts, with sturdy oaks and maples marking the higher ground and the river's edge softened by reeds and the occasional willow. Even on a clear day, the air carries a certain weight, a reminder of the industry that once pulsed through these valleys, and the scent of damp earth often mingles with the distant hum of modern life. The houses, many of them built of brick that has weathered to a soft, muted red, seem to settle comfortably into the landscape, their pitched roofs catching the afternoon sun in a way that suggests permanence. This is a place with a deep vein of industrial history, its fortunes once inextricably linked to the iron and steel that were forged in furnaces that are now silent monuments. The Lehigh Canal, a ghost of its former self, still traces a line through the periphery, a testament to the waterway’s vital role in transporting the raw materials that built a nation. For generations, the local economy here revolved around the clang of hammers and the roar of furnaces, a rhythm that shaped the very character of Catasauqua and its people. While those days of heavy industry have largely receded, the echoes remain, visible in the sturdy architecture and in the quiet pride of a community that remembers its roots, a community that still finds its identity in the enduring strength of the land and the river that defines it.
Live animated radar for Catasauqua and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Catasauqua, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.654819°N, 75.474627°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 18032 |
| 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 Catasauqua, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Catasauqua, 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 Catasauqua includes coordinates 40.654819°N, 75.474627°W, situated in Lehigh County. ZIP code 18032. 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.
