Lumber City, Pennsylvania Weather
Lumber City, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lumber City, Mifflin County.
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About Lumber City, Pennsylvania
Lumber City unfolds in a gentle embrace of rolling hills, where the scent of pine needles mingles with the damp earth of the Susquehanna River valley. It lies 16.4 miles south-east of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 124°T), and is situated 4.5 miles north-north-west of Lewistown. The land here is a study in muted greens and browns, a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent work of water and wind. Small farms, their fields etched with the geometry of cultivation, punctuate the wilder stretches of woodland that climb the slopes. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a quiet coolness, a breath drawn from the deep forests and the wide, unhurried flow of the river. The sky overhead often stretches in vast, pale expanses, broken by the occasional hawk circling on unseen currents. The very name Lumber City whispers of a past deeply entwined with the bounty of these forests. Once, the roar of saws and the rumble of log drives echoed through these valleys, a testament to an era when timber was king and the river served as a powerful artery for commerce. The local economy, though diversified now, still carries the echoes of that foundational industry, with agriculture and smaller manufacturing enterprises filling the spaces left by logging's decline. The community itself possesses a quiet resilience, a character forged not in grand pronouncements but in the steady, consistent rhythm of everyday life. The river remains a constant presence, its placid surface reflecting the changing moods of the sky, a silent witness to the enduring story of Lumber City.
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| Location | Lumber City, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.660348°N, 77.600828°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16833, 17084 |
| 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 Lumber City, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lumber City, 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 Lumber City includes coordinates 40.660348°N, 77.600828°W, situated in Mifflin County. ZIP code 16833, 17084. 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.
