Middletown, Pennsylvania Weather
Middletown, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Middletown, Northampton County.
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About Middletown, Pennsylvania
Middletown rests in a valley where the Susquehanna River, a broad ribbon of slate-grey water, makes its slow, deliberate journey. It lies 2.4 miles east-north-east of Bethlehem, PA (from Bethlehem, PA: bearing 58°T), and is situated 8.6 miles east-north-east of Allentown. Rolling hills, cloaked in the deep green of summer foliage or the stark browns and greys of winter, hem the horizon, their slopes often softened by a haze that lends a dreamlike quality to the distance. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries the cool, damp scent of earth and the faint, sweet perfume of distant agricultural fields, a subtle reminder of the land's enduring fertility. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-cloudy skies, can be a surprisingly gentle thing, casting a diffused, pearly luminescence across the landscape. This place, Middletown, has a history etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet persistence of its people and the changing currents of industry. Once a vital hub for transportation, its connection to the Susquehanna shaped its early growth, bringing trade and settlers who cleared the land and built the first structures. The echoes of its industrial past can still be felt in the sturdy brick buildings downtown, remnants of a time when mills hummed and the river powered a growing economy. While the heavy industries have long since faded, the spirit of self-reliance and a deep connection to the surrounding natural beauty remain, evident in the well-tended gardens and the quiet hum of daily life that unfolds with a steady, unhurried cadence.
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| Location | Middletown, Northampton County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.643987°N, 75.332402°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 40.643987°N, 75.332402°W, situated in Northampton 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.
