Hanover, Pennsylvania Weather
Hanover, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hanover, Luzerne County.
Full aviation weather for Hanover is published on the Wilkes Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (KWBW) page, 16 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 Hanover 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 Hanover: Hazleton Municipal Airport (KHZL) 22 km · Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (KAVP) 27 km · Bloomsburg Municipal Airport (KN13) 43 km · Jake Arner Memorial Airport (K22N) 46 km · Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport (KMPO) 51 km
Conditions reported at KWBW describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hanover specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hanover.
About Hanover, Pennsylvania
Hanover lies in a valley where the Susquehanna River’s broad influence is felt, though the town itself is set back from its immediate banks, cradled by the rolling hills of Luzerne County. It lies 6.7 miles south-west of Wilkes Barre, PA (from Wilkes Barre, PA: bearing 232°T), and is situated 6.7 miles south-west of Wilkes-Barre. The landscape here is a mosaic of verdant farmland, punctuated by stands of mature oak and maple trees that blaze with fiery color in autumn, their leaves carpeting the winding country roads. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crisp, earthy scent, a blend of damp soil and the distant, sweet perfume of ripening crops. Beyond the residential streets, where clapboard houses with porches speak of generations, the land rises, offering glimpses of the broader Appalachian terrain, a quiet testament to the region’s enduring natural beauty. The history of Hanover is deeply rooted in the fertile soil that sustained its early agricultural economy, a legacy still visible in the weathered barns and sprawling fields that surround it. Coal mining, a dominant force in the broader region, also left its mark, shaping the character and resilience of its people, though today the economic landscape has diversified. You can still feel the echo of those industrious times in the sturdy brick buildings downtown, where local businesses hum with a steady, unhurried energy. Hanover is a place where the past is not forgotten, but rather a quiet undertow beneath the surface of everyday life, a constant reminder of the hands that worked this land and the stories held within its quiet hills.
Live animated radar for Hanover 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 | Hanover, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.185638°N, 75.982145°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 18634, 18017, 17331 |
| 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 Hanover, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hanover, 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 Hanover includes coordinates 41.185638°N, 75.982145°W, situated in Luzerne County. ZIP code 18634, 18017, 17331. 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.
