Hazleton, Pennsylvania Weather
Hazleton, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Hazleton, Luzerne County.
Full aviation weather for Hazleton is published on the Hazleton Municipal Airport (KHZL) page, 4 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. 4 airfields within reach of Hazleton 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 Hazleton: Jake Arner Memorial Airport (K22N) 24 km · Lehigh Valley International Airport (KABE) 56 km · Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport (KXLL) 60 km
Conditions reported at KHZL describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hazleton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Hazleton, Pennsylvania
Hazleton rises from the rolling hills of Northeastern Pennsylvania, a place where the sky often seems a bruised, magnificent grey, presaging the mists that can cloak the undulating terrain. It lies 20.5 miles south-south-west of Wilkes Barre, PA (from Wilkes Barre, PA: bearing 194°T), and is situated 1.1 miles east of West Hazleton. The landscape here is a study in contrasts: the sharp, geometric lines of urban development meeting the softer, wilder contours of the Appalachian foothills. Even in the heart of Hazleton, the call of the wild is never far off; the air, particularly after a rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of loam and the fainter, resinous perfume of pine. The houses, many of them sturdy brick structures, seem to hold their ground against the persistent winds that sweep across the ridges, and a quiet resilience imbues the very stone and mortar of the place. The story of Hazleton is deeply entwined with the black veins of anthracite coal that once fueled a nation. This rich mineral inheritance shaped its founding and its economy, drawing generations of immigrants seeking a life beneath the earth. Though the great mines have largely fallen silent, the echoes of that industry remain, a subtle but palpable presence in the town's character. The local economy, now more diversified, still carries the imprint of its industrial past, a testament to the enduring spirit of its people. Yet, beyond the historical markers, there is a quiet beauty to be found; the way the late afternoon sun can catch the weathered facades of buildings, or the surprisingly lush green that reclaims abandoned industrial sites, offering a persistent, gentle reminder of nature's steady reclamation.
Live animated radar for Hazleton 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 | Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.958418°N, 75.974647°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 18201, 18202 |
| 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 Hazleton, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hazleton, 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 Hazleton includes coordinates 40.958418°N, 75.974647°W, situated in Luzerne County. ZIP code 18201, 18202. 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.
