Forest Lake, Pennsylvania Weather
Forest Lake, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Forest Lake, Susquehanna County.
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About Forest Lake, Pennsylvania
Forest Lake rests in a broad, shallow bowl of rolling hills, its surface a placid mirror reflecting the ever-changing Pennsylvania sky. It lies 14.7 miles south-south-east of Vestal, NY (from Vestal, NY: bearing 161°T), and is situated 5.5 miles north-west of Montrose. The land here is a patchwork quilt of dense deciduous woods, their emerald crowns softening into muted olives and ochres with the season's turn, and open fields that stretch out like sun-bleached linen. A quiet stillness often pervades the air, broken only by the rustle of leaves or the distant call of a bird, and the late afternoon light, when it slants through the trees, casts long, ethereal shadows that lend a mystical quality to the landscape. The character of Forest Lake is deeply entwined with its agricultural roots and the resilience of its people. For generations, the fertile soil has yielded crops, and the gentle slopes have supported livestock, forming the backbone of the local economy. Remnants of past prosperity, perhaps a sturdy old barn with its weathered timbers or a stone wall that marches with stoic persistence across a pasture, hint at the hard work and perseverance that shaped this place. The nearby Susquehanna River, though not directly bordering Forest Lake itself, has always been a vital artery, influencing trade and settlement patterns throughout the region, and its presence imbues the surrounding landscape with a subtle, enduring dynamism.
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| Location | Forest Lake, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.884242°N, 75.959365°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 18801 |
| 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 Forest Lake, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Forest Lake, 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 Forest Lake includes coordinates 41.884242°N, 75.959365°W, situated in Susquehanna County. ZIP code 18801. 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.
