Lime Ridge, Pennsylvania Weather
Lime Ridge, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lime Ridge, Northampton County.
Full aviation weather for Lime Ridge is published on the Lehigh Valley International Airport (KABE) page, 13 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 Lime Ridge 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 Lime Ridge: Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport (KXLL) 18 km · Alexandria Field Airport (KN85) 24 km · Quakertown Airport (KUKT) 24 km · Pennridge Airport (KCKZ) 28 km · Doylestown Airport (KDYL) 37 km
Conditions reported at KABE describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lime Ridge specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lime Ridge.
About Lime Ridge, Pennsylvania
Lime Ridge unfolds across a landscape where the rolling hills of the Appalachian foothills meet the broad, fertile plains of the Lehigh Valley. It lies 4.4 miles east of Bethlehem, PA (from Bethlehem, PA: bearing 79°T), and is situated 5.0 miles south-west of Easton. The terrain here is a study in gentle ascents and descents, a mosaic of agricultural fields punctuated by woodlands that offer glimpses of stoic oaks and maples. The air often carries the scent of damp earth and distant pine, particularly after a rain, and the quality of light at dusk can lend a softened, almost ethereal glow to the cultivated fields, painting them in hues of ochre and deep violet. Small streams, often barely more than a whisper of water during drier spells, thread their way through the valleys, feeding into larger waterways that carve their own patient paths through the countryside. The history of Lime Ridge is deeply intertwined with the very earth it occupies, its name a direct nod to the abundant limestone deposits that once fueled a significant local industry. For generations, quarrying and the subsequent production of lime were the lifeblood of Lime Ridge, shaping its early economy and the character of its people. While the large-scale operations have largely faded, the echoes of that industrious past remain, manifesting in the weathered stone foundations of older structures and a quiet resilience in the local populace. Today, the economy of Lime Ridge is more diversified, with a blend of small businesses, agriculture that still thrives on the rich soil, and residents who commute to larger nearby centers, bringing a steady, unhurried rhythm to the daily flow of life.
Live animated radar for Lime Ridge 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 | Lime Ridge, Northampton County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.638155°N, 75.288234°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 18055, 17815 |
| 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 Lime Ridge, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lime Ridge, 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 Lime Ridge includes coordinates 40.638155°N, 75.288234°W, situated in Northampton County. ZIP code 18055, 17815. 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.
