New Boston, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for New Boston, Schuylkill County.
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New Boston hums with a quiet resilience, a settlement carved into the rolling, forested hills of Schuylkill County. It lies 14.5 miles south-west of Hazleton, PA (from Hazleton, PA: bearing 220°T), and is situated 8.0 miles north-north-east of Pottsville. The landscape here is a deep green tapestry, stitched with the muted browns and grays of weathered barns and the occasional flash of a tin roof catching the sun. Steep inclines rise and fall, their wooded slopes often shrouded in the soft, hazy mist that clings to the valleys in the early morning, only to burn off by midday, revealing the rugged contours of the land. The air carries the scent of pine and damp earth, a constant reminder of the surrounding wildness, even as the houses and roads of New Boston mark their presence. The history of New Boston is inextricably linked to the coal seams that lie beneath its soil, a legacy that has shaped its economy and its people. For generations, the rhythmic clang of pickaxes and the rumble of mine carts echoed through these hills, fueling industries far beyond this quiet corner of Pennsylvania. While the era of large-scale deep mining has largely receded, traces of that industrious past remain, in the stoic faces of its residents and the persistent, though perhaps less vigorous, agricultural efforts that still dot the landscape. The local economy now leans more towards smaller businesses and services, but the spirit of hard work and perseverance, forged in the depths of the earth, continues to define the character of New Boston.
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| Location | New Boston, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.797033°N, 76.15216°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17948 |
| 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 |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Boston, 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 New Boston includes coordinates 40.797033°N, 76.152160°W, situated in Schuylkill County. ZIP code 17948. 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.