Cleona, Pennsylvania Weather
Cleona, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Cleona, Lebanon County.
Full aviation weather for Cleona is published on the Deck Airport (K9D4) page, 12 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 Cleona 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 Cleona: Muir Army Air Field (Fort Indiantown Gap) Airport (KMUI) 13 km · Grimes Airport (K8N1) 24 km · Lancaster Airport (KLNS) 28 km · Donegal Springs Airpark (KN71) 28 km · Harrisburg International Airport (KMDT) 29 km
Conditions reported at K9D4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cleona specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Cleona, Pennsylvania
Cleona rests in a gentle hollow, where the land begins its slow, deliberate climb toward the larger hills that cradle Lebanon County. It lies 3.4 miles west of Lebanon, PA (from Lebanon, PA: bearing 266°T), and is situated 9.9 miles east-north-east of Hershey. The soil here, a rich, dark loam, speaks of generations of cultivation, and the fields, when viewed from a slight elevation, unfurl like patchwork quilts stitched with the greens of summer corn and the golden hues of ripening wheat. The air, especially in the late afternoon when the sun angles low, carries the sweet, earthy scent of mown hay and the distant, faint hum of unseen machinery, a sound that has long been the pulse of this place. The houses, many with wide porches and sturdy clapboard siding, seem to lean into each other, offering a quiet companionship against the vast, indifferent sky. The history of Cleona is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of its surroundings and the industrious spirit of its early settlers, many of whom were drawn from German lands seeking fertile ground and a new beginning. For decades, the local economy thrived on the produce of these very fields, with farmers bringing their harvests to market and supporting a network of small businesses that once lined the main thoroughfares. While the landscape still echoes with the echoes of its agrarian past, the modern Cleona also acknowledges the steady, dependable work found in nearby manufacturing and service industries, a testament to the adaptability of its people. A distinctive feature of Cleona, often overlooked by the casual observer, is the quiet resilience etched into the faces of its long-time residents, a reflection of a life lived in concert with the seasons and the enduring strength of community.
Live animated radar for Cleona 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 | Cleona, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.337314°N, 76.47552°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17042, 17046 |
| 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 Cleona, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cleona, 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 Cleona includes coordinates 40.337314°N, 76.475520°W, situated in Lebanon County. ZIP code 17042, 17046. 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.
