New Columbia, Pennsylvania Weather
New Columbia, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for New Columbia, Union County.
Full aviation weather for New Columbia is published on the Sunbury Airport (K71N) page, 18 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 Columbia 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 Columbia: Danville Airport (K8N8) 21 km · Williamsport Regional Airport (KIPT) 23 km · Penn Valley Airport (KSEG) 24 km · Northumberland County Airport (KN79) 35 km · Bloomsburg Municipal Airport (KN13) 36 km
Conditions reported at K71N describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at New Columbia specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for New Columbia.
About New Columbia, Pennsylvania
New Columbia rests in the embrace of rolling hills, a quiet settlement where the Susquehanna River, a broad and patient artery, flows nearby. It lies 15.5 miles south-south-east of Williamsport, PA (from Williamsport, PA: bearing 153°T), and is situated 2.2 miles north-north-west of Milton. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and distant pine, especially after a summer rain, and the land itself is a patchwork of fields, some still tilled, others returning to a wilder state. The houses, often modest and weathered, seem to lean into the landscape, their paint peeling like old memories under the steady gaze of the sky. Evenings bring a soft, diffused light, blurring the edges of barns and silos, casting long shadows that stretch from the treelines and soften the hard lines of human endeavor. This place, New Columbia, has known the steady hum of agriculture for generations, its economy historically tied to the fertile ground and the bounty of the river. The legacy of farming is still visible in the sturdy barns and the well-worn paths that crisscross the fields, a testament to the persistence of those who worked this land. Echoes of industry are present too, though perhaps fainter now, in the remnants of mills and the quiet contemplation of a community that has seen its share of change. The river, a constant presence, has always been both a source of sustenance and a pathway, shaping the lives and fortunes of those who have called New Columbia home.
Live animated radar for New Columbia 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 Columbia, Union County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.040918°N, 76.866908°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17856 |
| 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 Columbia, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Columbia, 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 Columbia includes coordinates 41.040918°N, 76.866908°W, situated in Union County. ZIP code 17856. 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.
