Hanover, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hanover, Northampton County.
Full aviation weather for Hanover is published on the Lehigh Valley International Airport (KABE) page, 3 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: Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport (KXLL) 12 km · Quakertown Airport (KUKT) 25 km · Pennridge Airport (KCKZ) 32 km · Jake Arner Memorial Airport (K22N) 34 km · Alexandria Field Airport (KN85) 34 km
Conditions reported at KABE describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 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.
Hanover, Pennsylvania, unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills, a gentle topography that hints at the region's underlying bedrock and the slow, patient work of erosion. It lies 3.3 miles north-west of Bethlehem, PA (from Bethlehem, PA: bearing 318°T), and is situated 5.5 miles north-east of Allentown. The fields here, a patchwork of emerald in the spring and burnished gold in late summer, are divided by hedgerows and the occasional stand of mature oak, their branches reaching like arthritic fingers towards a sky that can shift from the deepest, bruised twilight to a startling, crystalline blue. The air itself, especially after a rain, carries a clean, earthy scent, a subtle perfume of damp soil and nascent growth, and the distant murmur of traffic on the main thoroughfares never quite drowns out the chirping chorus of unseen birds. The story of Hanover is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the industrious spirit of its early settlers, primarily German immigrants who found sustenance and opportunity in this corner of the Lehigh Valley. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood, with farms producing a bounty of corn, soybeans, and a variety of fruits, the scent of ripening apples sometimes drifting on the breeze. Beyond the fields, Hanover has also cultivated a reputation for its manufacturing prowess, a legacy that has seen the development of various industries, from the crafting of fine furniture to the intricate workings of machinery, each contributing to the town's enduring economic vitality. A particular charm lies in the way the historic architecture, with its sturdy brick facades and Victorian flourishes, stands in quiet conversation with more modern structures, a visual testament to Hanover's ongoing evolution.
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, Northampton County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.661764°N, 75.412404°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 |
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 40.661764°N, 75.412404°W, situated in Northampton 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.