Coplay, Pennsylvania Weather
Coplay, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Coplay, Lehigh County.
Full aviation weather for Coplay is published on the Lehigh Valley International Airport (KABE) page, 5 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 Coplay 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 Coplay: Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport (KXLL) 11 km · Jake Arner Memorial Airport (K22N) 27 km · Quakertown Airport (KUKT) 28 km · Pennridge Airport (KCKZ) 36 km · Alexandria Field Airport (KN85) 41 km
Conditions reported at KABE describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Coplay specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Coplay, Pennsylvania
Coplay rests on a broad, fertile plain, where the land gently slopes toward the Lehigh River. It lies 4.3 miles north of Allentown, PA (from Allentown, PA: bearing 356°T), and is situated 7.2 miles west-north-west of Bethlehem. The air here, especially in the lingering warmth of an August afternoon, carries the faint, earthy scent of turned soil and distant hayfields, a perfume that clings to the brick facades of older homes and the stoops of modest bungalows. Rolling hills, softened by a verdant quilt of farms and woodlands, form a protective embrace around the settlement, their contours a testament to the slow, deliberate shaping of the earth by water and time. The sky above Coplay, vast and often painted with the bruised purples and lingering golds of sunset, seems to stretch endlessly, a canvas that has witnessed generations come and go. The history of Coplay is deeply interwoven with the industrial might that once pulsed through the Lehigh Valley, particularly its legacy in cement production. The very ground beneath one's feet can feel imbued with the echoes of quarries and kilns, a reminder of the labor that built this place. While the great cement works may have quieted, the spirit of diligence endures, seen in the well-tended gardens and the quiet hum of local businesses that serve the surrounding agricultural communities. The river, a constant presence, once a vital artery for commerce and now a quiet companion, reflects the steady rhythm of life in Coplay, where a sense of continuity prevails over the fleeting trends of the wider world.
Live animated radar for Coplay 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.
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| Location | Coplay, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.670096°N, 75.495461°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 18037 |
| 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 Coplay, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Coplay, 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 Coplay includes coordinates 40.670096°N, 75.495461°W, situated in Lehigh County. ZIP code 18037. 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.
