Hegins, Pennsylvania Weather
Hegins, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hegins, Schuylkill County.
Full aviation weather for Hegins is published on the Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport (KZER) page, 12 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 Hegins 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 Hegins: Northumberland County Airport (KN79) 21 km · Muir Army Air Field (Fort Indiantown Gap) Airport (KMUI) 25 km · Grimes Airport (K8N1) 27 km · Danville Airport (K8N8) 35 km · Sunbury Airport (K71N) 36 km
Conditions reported at KZER describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hegins specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hegins.
About Hegins, Pennsylvania
Hegins rests in a valley, a place where the rolling hills of Schuylkill County begin to gather themselves before the more dramatic rise of the Appalachian Mountains. It lies 21.9 miles north-north-west of Lebanon, PA (from Lebanon, PA: bearing 348°T), and is situated 9.9 miles south of Kulpmont. The land here is a mosaic of cultivated fields and stands of deciduous trees, their branches reaching towards a sky that often carries the soft, diffused light of autumn or the crisp clarity of winter. Streams, often no more than silver threads, weave through the terrain, fed by the gentle, persistent rainfall that nourishes the rich soil. The air, especially after a rain, carries the earthy scent of damp leaves and the fainter, mineral tang of the earth itself. The character of Hegins is deeply entwined with the anthracite coal region, a history that shaped its founding and its economy for generations. While the deep mines are largely silent now, the legacy of that industry can still be felt in the enduring resilience of its people and the quiet strength of its older buildings. The local economy has adapted, with agriculture and small businesses forming the backbone of daily life. The annual Hegins Laporte Fair, a long-standing tradition, draws visitors from across the region, a vibrant testament to the community's enduring spirit and its connection to the land, where the scent of funnel cakes mingles with the distant, ever-present fragrance of pine.
Live animated radar for Hegins 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 | Hegins, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.651476°N, 76.497737°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17938 |
| 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 Hegins, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hegins, 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 Hegins includes coordinates 40.651476°N, 76.497737°W, situated in Schuylkill County. ZIP code 17938. 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.
