Mocanaqua, Pennsylvania Weather
Mocanaqua, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mocanaqua, Luzerne County.
Full aviation weather for Mocanaqua is published on the Hazleton Municipal Airport (KHZL) page, 21 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 Mocanaqua 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 Mocanaqua: Bloomsburg Municipal Airport (KN13) 30 km · Wilkes Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (KWBW) 30 km · Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (KAVP) 41 km · Danville Airport (K8N8) 48 km · Northumberland County Airport (KN79) 48 km
Conditions reported at KHZL describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mocanaqua specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mocanaqua.
About Mocanaqua, Pennsylvania
Mocanaqua rests in a deep valley, its houses clustered along the Susquehanna River's eastern bank, a ribbon of water that both defines and divides the landscape. It lies 15.2 miles west-south-west of Wilkes Barre, PA (from Wilkes Barre, PA: bearing 242°T), and is situated 8.3 miles west-south-west of Nanticoke. The land rises steeply behind the town, a verdant wall of deciduous trees that in summer offers a cool, shadowed embrace and in autumn ignites with a fiery spectrum of color. The air here often carries the damp, earthy scent of the river and the fainter, sweeter perfume of wildflowers blooming in the untamed patches of green that punctuate the built environment. Even on the clearest days, the sun seems to filter through the embrace of the surrounding hills, casting a soft, diffused light that lends a particular quietude to the afternoon. The history of Mocanaqua is intimately bound to the coal veins that once pulsed beneath these hills, a legacy that shaped its founding and the character of its people. For generations, the rhythmic clang of industry echoed through the valley, a soundtrack to the lives of miners and their families who built their homes here. Though the deep mines have long since fallen silent, a sense of resilience, forged in those demanding times, still lingers in the sturdy architecture and the unvarnished honesty of the local spirit. The river, a constant presence, continues to play a vital role, offering a placid expanse for reflection and a reminder of the enduring natural forces that have shaped Mocanaqua.
Live animated radar for Mocanaqua 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 | Mocanaqua, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.141194°N, 76.138818°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 18655 |
| 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 Mocanaqua, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mocanaqua, 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 Mocanaqua includes coordinates 41.141194°N, 76.138818°W, situated in Luzerne County. ZIP code 18655. 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.
