Mount Carbon, Pennsylvania Weather
Mount Carbon, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mount Carbon, Schuylkill County.
Full aviation weather for Mount Carbon is published on the Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport (KZER) page, 16 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 Mount Carbon 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 Mount Carbon: Grimes Airport (K8N1) 22 km · Northumberland County Airport (KN79) 36 km · Deck Airport (K9D4) 38 km · Bloomsburg Municipal Airport (KN13) 42 km · Muir Army Air Field (Fort Indiantown Gap) Airport (KMUI) 42 km
Conditions reported at KZER describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mount Carbon specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mount Carbon.
About Mount Carbon, Pennsylvania
Mount Carbon rises from the Schuylkill River valley, its slopes a patchwork of mature trees and weathered houses clinging to the incline. It lies 22.6 miles south-south-west of Hazleton, PA (from Hazleton, PA: bearing 210°T), and is situated 0.8 miles south-south-east of Pottsville. The air here carries the damp scent of the river and the faint, mineral tang of the earth, a constant reminder of the land's deeper secrets. Wildflowers, hardy and persistent, push through stony soil along the less-tended edges of yards, their colours muted by the perpetual, soft Pennsylvania light. The sky above often wears a veil of grey, softening the sharp contours of the surrounding ridges and lending a quiet dignity to the landscape. The history of Mount Carbon is inextricably linked to the anthracite coal industry that once pulsed through this region, leaving behind a legacy etched into the very terrain. The steep slopes, now softened by time and vegetation, once bore the scars of deep mining operations, the rumble of carts and the shouts of miners echoing through the valley. The local economy, while no longer dominated by coal, still reflects this industrious past, with a resilience forged in hardship. The Schuylkill River, a constant, murmuring presence, was once a vital artery for transporting the coal, and today, it offers a place for quiet reflection, its surface mirroring the ever-changing moods of the sky.
Live animated radar for Mount Carbon 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 | Mount Carbon, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.674812°N, 76.188276°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17901 |
| 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 Mount Carbon, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mount Carbon, 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 Mount Carbon includes coordinates 40.674812°N, 76.188276°W, situated in Schuylkill County. ZIP code 17901. 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.
