Moosic, Pennsylvania Weather
Moosic, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Moosic, Lackawanna County.
Full aviation weather for Moosic is published on the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (KAVP) page, 2 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 Moosic 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 Moosic: Wilkes Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (KWBW) 11 km · Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport (KMPO) 38 km · Flying Dollar Airport (K8N4) 44 km · Rocky Hill Ultralightport (K48P) 45 km · Hazleton Municipal Airport (KHZL) 46 km
Conditions reported at KAVP describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Moosic specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Moosic.
About Moosic, Pennsylvania
Moosic rests in a valley carved by ancient glaciers, its landscape a compelling blend of rolling hills that embrace the sky and the more defined edges of the Moosic Mountains. It lies 5.5 miles south-west of Scranton, PA (from Scranton, PA: bearing 226°T), and is situated 7.2 miles south-west of Dunmore. The terrain here is a study in contrasts, where the deep green of mature trees spills down slopes to meet the more orderly grids of human habitation. Even on a clear day, a certain softness seems to cling to the air, a diffused light that lends a gentle hue to the weathered facades of buildings and the broad, slow-moving curves of the Lackawanna River that skirts its southern edge. The very soil, a rich loam, yields to the persistent cultivation of gardens and the occasional ambitious lawn, a quiet testament to the enduring connection between the people and the land that sustains them. The story of Moosic is inextricably linked to the industrial pulse of Northeastern Pennsylvania, a heritage etched into the very bones of the region. Once a vital artery for the coal industry, the echoes of that bygone era can still be felt, though the landscape has transitioned. Today, Moosic finds its economic rhythm in a more diverse, modern beat, with retail centers and distribution hubs forming a significant part of its character, drawing commerce and people from the surrounding countryside. This transformation has brought a new vibrancy, a different kind of hum that overlays the older, more resonant tones of its past, a continuous flow of progress that has reshaped the valley into a dynamic crossroads.
Live animated radar for Moosic 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Moosic, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.353413°N, 75.738248°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 18507, 18641 |
| 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 Moosic, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Moosic, 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 Moosic includes coordinates 41.353413°N, 75.738248°W, situated in Lackawanna County. ZIP code 18507, 18641. 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.
