Cressona, Pennsylvania Weather
Cressona, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Cressona, Schuylkill County.
Full aviation weather for Cressona is published on the Grimes Airport (K8N1) page, 17 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 Cressona 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 Cressona: Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport (KZER) 18 km · Deck Airport (K9D4) 33 km · Muir Army Air Field (Fort Indiantown Gap) Airport (KMUI) 38 km · Northumberland County Airport (KN79) 38 km · Bloomsburg Municipal Airport (KN13) 46 km
Conditions reported at K8N1 describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cressona specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Cressona, Pennsylvania
Cressona rests in a hollow, a quiet gathering of buildings cupped by the rolling shoulders of the Schuylkill Highlands. It lies 22.8 miles north-north-east of Lebanon, PA (from Lebanon, PA: bearing 30°T), and is situated 4.1 miles south of Pottsville. The land here rises and falls with a persistent, unhurried grace, the hills draped in a dense cloak of deciduous forest that blazes with ochre and crimson in the autumn chill. Streams, born from unseen springs higher up, thread through the valley floor, their waters cool and clear, reflecting the bruised purples and soft golds of the sky at twilight. The air itself carries a subtle, earthy scent, a mixture of damp soil, pine needles, and the distant, sweet breath of cut grass from the fields that push up against the woodlands. The story of Cressona is etched not in grand pronouncements, but in the stoic persistence of its people and the enduring legacy of the earth. Once, the deep veins of anthracite coal pulsed beneath this soil, a raw, black heart that fueled the nation and drew a hardy influx of workers who shaped the early character of the borough. Though the deep mines have long since fallen silent, their echoes linger in the landscape and the memories of generations. Today, the local economy finds its footing in a more varied terrain, with small businesses and a scattering of light industry providing livelihoods, while the surrounding farms, carved from the ancient hillsides, continue their quiet cultivation. The gentle hum of everyday life in Cressona is a testament to resilience, a steady rhythm set by the turning of seasons and the enduring spirit of this Schuylkill County valley.
Live animated radar for Cressona 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 | Cressona, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.626758°N, 76.192722°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17929 |
| 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 Cressona, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cressona, 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 Cressona includes coordinates 40.626758°N, 76.192722°W, situated in Schuylkill County. ZIP code 17929. 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.
