Dickson City, Pennsylvania Weather
Dickson City, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Dickson City, Lackawanna County.
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About Dickson City, Pennsylvania
Dickson City rests in the embrace of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s undulating terrain, where the Lackawanna River courses through a valley carved by ancient glaciers and more recent industry. It lies 5.2 miles north-north-east of Scranton, PA (from Scranton, PA: bearing 33°T), and is situated 3.8 miles north-north-east of Dunmore. The landscape here is a study in contrasts: the steep, wooded hillsides that cradle the town give way to flatter expanses where neighborhoods and businesses have taken root. A persistent, sometimes damp, air often hangs in the air, carrying the faint scent of pine needles from the surrounding slopes and the metallic tang of the railway lines that still crisscross the valley floor. The houses, many of them modest and well-maintained, climb the slopes like tenacious vines, their porches often offering glimpses of the ever-present green that defines the region. The history of Dickson City is deeply intertwined with the anthracite coal mining that once fueled the nation's industrial heart. Though the deep mines have long since fallen silent, their legacy lingers in the character of the place, in the stoic resilience of its people, and in the very shape of the land, marked by old culm banks and the ghosts of breaker operations. The local economy has since diversified, with a mix of retail, services, and light manufacturing providing livelihoods, but the echoes of its coal-mining past remain a palpable presence. Along the main thoroughfares, older brick buildings stand shoulder-to-shoulder with more modern commercial structures, hinting at the layers of development that have built Dickson City over time. The rhythm of daily life here is steady, a quiet unfolding of routines that honor the hard work and enduring spirit of the region.
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| Location | Dickson City, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.471469°N, 75.607688°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 18447, 18508 |
| 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 Dickson City, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Dickson City, 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 Dickson City includes coordinates 41.471469°N, 75.607688°W, situated in Lackawanna County. ZIP code 18447, 18508. 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.
