Jonestown, Pennsylvania Weather
Jonestown, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Jonestown, Schuylkill County.
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About Jonestown, Pennsylvania
Jonestown rests in a valley where the rolling hills of Pennsylvania begin to fold and rise, a landscape carved by waterways and softened by the seasons. It lies 23.7 miles south-west of Hazleton, PA (from Hazleton, PA: bearing 221°T), and is situated 4.1 miles west-north-west of Pottsville. The air here, particularly in the early morning, carries the damp, fertile scent of rich soil and distant pine, a cool breath before the sun fully claims the sky. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out, their orderly rows a testament to the land's enduring productivity, while the dense green of surrounding woodlands hints at deeper, wilder places just beyond the cultivated edges. The light, when it breaks through the clouds, often has a diffused, almost milky quality, lending a quiet luminescence to the weathered barns and the occasional cluster of houses that mark the scattered settlements of Jonestown. The history of Jonestown is etched in the very ground, a story of farming and quarrying that shaped its character. For generations, the land provided, supporting families through the demanding work of agriculture and the extraction of stone, a resource that built more than just the local structures. The rhythm of life in Jonestown has always been tied to the seasons and the demands of the earth, a steady, grounded existence where community ties run deep, often reinforced by shared labor and local traditions. While the grand industrial booms of other regions might have bypassed this quiet valley, a resilient spirit persists, evident in the well-maintained homes and the enduring sense of place that defines Jonestown.
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| Location | Jonestown, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.699534°N, 76.271337°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17901, 17859, 15022, 17038 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jonestown, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jonestown, Pennsylvania, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Jonestown includes coordinates 40.699534°N, 76.271337°W, situated in Schuylkill County. ZIP code 17901, 17859, 15022, 17038. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
