New Castle, Pennsylvania Weather
New Castle, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for New Castle, Lawrence County.
Full aviation weather for New Castle is published on the New Castle Municipal Airport (KUCP) page, 6 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 New Castle 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 New Castle: Grove City Airport (K29D) 22 km · Beaver County Airport (KBVI) 26 km · Zelienople Municipal Airport (KPJC) 27 km · Youngstown Warren Regional Airport (KYNG) 40 km · Pittsburgh/Butler Regional Airport (KBTP) 42 km
Conditions reported at KUCP describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at New Castle specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About New Castle, Pennsylvania
New Castle sits where the land begins to roll, a subtle shift from flatter plains to the beginnings of rolling hills that define western Pennsylvania. It lies 16.5 miles east of Boardman, OH (from Boardman, OH: bearing 95°T), and is situated 8.2 miles south of New Wilmington. The Shenango River, a ribbon of cool, grey water, winds its way through the heart of New Castle, reflecting the often-clouded sky and the sturdy brick buildings that line its banks. Mature trees, their branches reaching like gnarled fingers, punctuate the neighborhoods, their leaves rustling with a sound that seems to hold a quiet wisdom of seasons past. The air here, especially after a spring rain, carries the clean scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a comforting balm that settles over the streets like a familiar blanket. This place was forged in the fires of industry, the echoes of its iron and steel past still palpable in the skeletal remains of old foundries and the enduring strength of its working-class heritage. For generations, the rhythm of New Castle was dictated by the clang of hammers and the hiss of steam, a symphony of production that shaped its very character. Though the grand factories have largely fallen silent, the spirit of innovation and hard work persists, finding new avenues in smaller businesses and a community that values resilience. The city’s architecture tells a story of boom and bust, of proud immigrant families who built lives here, leaving behind a legacy etched in the decorative cornices and the imposing facades of buildings that have weathered the years.
Live animated radar for New Castle 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 | New Castle, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.003672°N, 80.347009°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16101, 16666, 17901, 16102 |
| 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 New Castle, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Castle, 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 New Castle includes coordinates 41.003672°N, 80.347009°W, situated in Lawrence County. ZIP code 16101, 16666, 17901, 16102. 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.
