Middletown, Pennsylvania Weather
Middletown, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Middletown, Dauphin County.
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About Middletown, Pennsylvania
Middletown rests on the broad, flat expanse where the Susquehanna River, a wide, silver ribbon, begins its outward sprawl. It lies 8.3 miles south-south-east of Lower Paxton, PA (from Lower Paxton, PA: bearing 157°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east-south-east of Harrisburg. The land here, a rich alluvial soil, slopes gently towards the water, giving way to fields of corn and soybeans that stretch towards the hazy blue of distant Appalachian foothills. Oak and maple trees, their branches gnarled with age, cast dappled shadows across quiet streets lined with modest homes, their porches often adorned with rocking chairs that seem to sway with an unspoken memory of slower days. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a soft, earthy scent, a blend of damp soil and ripening grain, and the distant hum of traffic on the nearby highway is a constant, low thrum beneath the rustle of leaves. This place, Middletown, has long been a crossroads, its history shaped by the river's flow and the relentless pull of transportation. Once a vital hub for the Pennsylvania Canal, its wharves once bustled with barges carrying coal and lumber, a testament to an era of robust industry that fueled the growth of the surrounding region. Today, while the canal beds are largely reclaimed by nature, the spirit of connectivity persists, with the railroad tracks still slicing through the landscape, a reminder of the town's enduring role as a passage point. The local economy, though diversified, still feels the echoes of its industrial past, with a strong presence in manufacturing and logistics, a steady heartbeat that keeps Middletown moving forward, a quiet resilience woven into its very being.
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| Location | Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.199814°N, 76.731081°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 18020, 16914, 15672, 17057 |
| 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 Middletown, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Middletown, 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 Middletown includes coordinates 40.199814°N, 76.731081°W, situated in Dauphin County. ZIP code 18020, 16914, 15672, 17057. 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.
