Gilberton, Pennsylvania Weather
Gilberton, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Gilberton, Schuylkill County.
Full aviation weather for Gilberton is published on the Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport (KZER) 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 Gilberton 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 Gilberton: Northumberland County Airport (KN79) 29 km · Bloomsburg Municipal Airport (KN13) 29 km · Grimes Airport (K8N1) 35 km · Danville Airport (K8N8) 40 km · Sunbury Airport (K71N) 49 km
Conditions reported at KZER describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Gilberton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Gilberton.
About Gilberton, Pennsylvania
Gilberton rests in the hollow of a Schuylkill County landscape that remembers its past with every rise and fall of the land. It lies 16.6 miles south-west of Hazleton, PA (from Hazleton, PA: bearing 229°T), and is situated 7.9 miles north of Pottsville. The hills here are not gentle slopes but the weathered bones of a region shaped by the earth’s deep currents, their flanks often cloaked in the deep green of mixed deciduous forests, occasionally giving way to cleared patches where the sky can stretch its arms. The air, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun begins its slow descent, carries a cool, damp scent, a mix of pine needles and the promise of evening dew settling on the fields. Small streams, born from springs higher up, snake their way through the terrain, their water clear and cold, reflecting the muted tones of the sky and the surrounding woods. The character of Gilberton is one of quiet resilience, a place where the scale of nature still commands respect. The story of Gilberton is deeply intertwined with the coal that once pulsed beneath its surface, a history etched not just in faded photographs but in the very topography, in the spoil banks that now soften into hillsides. This was a place built on hard work, fueled by the relentless drive to extract the black gold that powered a nation. Though the mines are largely silent now, their legacy lingers in the sturdy, no-nonsense architecture of the homes and the enduring spirit of the people. The local economy, like many in the region, has had to adapt, finding new rhythms and livelihoods beyond the deep veins of anthracite. There's a palpable sense of community, a shared understanding forged through generations, where neighbors still know each other's names and the pace of life moves with a steady, deliberate pulse, unhurried by the clamor of distant cities.
Live animated radar for Gilberton 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 | Gilberton, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.799533°N, 76.212442°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17934, 17949 |
| 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 Gilberton, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Gilberton, 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 Gilberton includes coordinates 40.799533°N, 76.212442°W, situated in Schuylkill County. ZIP code 17934, 17949. 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.
