Hunlock Creek, Pennsylvania Weather
Hunlock Creek, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hunlock Creek, Luzerne County.
Full aviation weather for Hunlock Creek is published on the Wilkes Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (KWBW) page, 21 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 Hunlock Creek 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 Hunlock Creek: Hazleton Municipal Airport (KHZL) 25 km · Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (KAVP) 32 km · Bloomsburg Municipal Airport (KN13) 39 km · Jake Arner Memorial Airport (K22N) 51 km · Danville Airport (K8N8) 56 km
Conditions reported at KWBW describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hunlock Creek specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hunlock Creek.
About Hunlock Creek, Pennsylvania
Hunlock Creek rests in a fold of Luzerne County, its landscape a gentle yielding of rolling hills that slope towards the slow, meandering waterway that gives the place its name. It lies 10.0 miles west-south-west of Wilkes Barre, PA (from Wilkes Barre, PA: bearing 254°T), and is situated 10.0 miles west-south-west of Wilkes-Barre. The air here often carries the damp, earthy scent of the Susquehanna River basin, a rich perfume of fallen leaves and fertile soil. Stands of mature hardwoods, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers towards a sky that can shift from brilliant azure to bruised twilight with surprising speed, define the edges of cultivated fields. Small farms, their weathered barns standing sentinel against the breeze, punctuate the verdant expanse, a quiet testament to generations who have worked this land. The very stillness of the place, broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the call of a crow, suggests a deep, enduring connection to the earth. The history of Hunlock Creek is intrinsically tied to the industries that once fueled its growth, a legacy still whispered in the occasional, moss-covered foundation stone peeking from overgrown lots. Coal mining, a demanding and often dangerous endeavor, once shaped the lives and livelihoods of many who called this valley home, leaving an indelible mark on the terrain and the spirit of its people. The economy, now more diversified, still finds its roots in the agricultural bounty of the surrounding land, with local produce finding its way to regional markets. The creek itself, once a vital artery for transport and industry, now offers a more tranquil beauty, its banks a favored spot for quiet contemplation or the gentle casting of a line. Hunlock Creek preserves a character of resilient pragmatism, a quiet pride in its enduring connection to the natural world and the hard work that has sustained it.
Live animated radar for Hunlock Creek 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 | Hunlock Creek, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.205916°N, 76.066037°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 18621 |
| 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 Hunlock Creek, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hunlock Creek, 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 Hunlock Creek includes coordinates 41.205916°N, 76.066037°W, situated in Luzerne County. ZIP code 18621. 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.
