Kaska, Pennsylvania Weather
Kaska, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Kaska, Schuylkill County.
Full aviation weather for Kaska is published on the Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport (KZER) page, 23 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 Kaska 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 Kaska: Grimes Airport (K8N1) 31 km · Northumberland County Airport (KN79) 39 km · Bloomsburg Municipal Airport (KN13) 40 km · Deck Airport (K9D4) 47 km · Danville Airport (K8N8) 51 km
Conditions reported at KZER describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Kaska specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Kaska.
About Kaska, Pennsylvania
Kaska, a small settlement in Schuylkill County, rests in a valley where the hills, softened by time and a persistent green, seem to cradle the very air. It lies 16.6 miles south-south-west of Hazleton, PA (from Hazleton, PA: bearing 205°T), and is situated 6.0 miles north-east of Pottsville. The land here is a study in subtle contours, a patchwork of fields that rise and fall with a quiet grace, their edges often blurred by the encroaching woods. Mature trees, their branches reaching like patient hands, cast dappled shadows that shift with the slow passage of clouds, and in the late afternoon, the light possesses a honeyed quality, bathing the scattered homes and the winding roads in a warm, ephemeral glow. The air itself carries a faint, earthy scent, a blend of damp soil and the distant whisper of pine needles, a constant, grounding presence. The story of Kaska is deeply entwined with the very earth it occupies, a narrative shaped by the veins of coal that once pulsed beneath its surface. Though the era of deep mining has largely receded, leaving behind a landscape subtly altered by its passage, the legacy of that industry remains in the character of the place and its people. The local economy, once fueled by the black rock, has diversified, with many residents finding work in surrounding communities, their commutes a testament to the evolving economic currents. Yet, a certain quiet resilience persists, a deeply rooted connection to the land and to the shared history that binds the families of Kaska together, a history that is as much about the enduring spirit of its inhabitants as it is about the geological fortunes of the region.
Live animated radar for Kaska 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Kaska, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.74009°N, 76.107159°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17959, 17929 |
| 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 Kaska, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Kaska, 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 Kaska includes coordinates 40.740090°N, 76.107159°W, situated in Schuylkill County. ZIP code 17959, 17929. 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.
