New Cumberland, Pennsylvania Weather
New Cumberland, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for New Cumberland, Cumberland County.
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About New Cumberland, Pennsylvania
New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, unfolds with a quiet grace along the banks of the Susquehanna River, its landscape a gentle conversation between rolling farmland and the broad, silver ribbon of water. It lies 2.9 miles south of Harrisburg, PA (from Harrisburg, PA: bearing 180°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south-west of Lower Paxton. The terrain here, a mosaic of fertile soil and softly undulating hills, lends itself to a life lived in measured steps, where the changing seasons paint the horizon in broad strokes of green, gold, and russet. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of ripening corn and the distant, cool breath of the river, a subtle perfume that clings to the well-kept homes and mature trees lining its streets. Even the light seems to linger a moment longer here, casting long, benevolent shadows as day yields to twilight, imbuing the ordinary with a quiet, almost cinematic beauty. The history of New Cumberland is deeply entwined with the flow of the Susquehanna, a vital artery for commerce and connection since its early days. Founded in the late 18th century, its prosperity was once buoyed by the robust shipping and milling industries, a legacy still visible in the sturdy brick architecture that graces its older neighborhoods. Though the great barges have long since given way to more modern transportation, a spirit of industriousness persists, now channeled into diverse local businesses and a strong sense of community pride. The town’s strategic position has always been its fortune, drawing people and ideas that have shaped its distinctive cultural character, a blend of pragmatic Pennsylvania German heritage and the cosmopolitan whispers carried on the river’s currents.
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| Location | New Cumberland, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.232312°N, 76.884696°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17070 |
| 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 |
About This New Cumberland, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Cumberland, 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 Cumberland includes coordinates 40.232312°N, 76.884696°W, situated in Cumberland County. ZIP code 17070. 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.
