New Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Weather
New Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for New Philadelphia, Schuylkill County.
Full aviation weather for New Philadelphia is published on the Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport (KZER) page, 22 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 Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia: Grimes Airport (K8N1) 29 km · Northumberland County Airport (KN79) 39 km · Bloomsburg Municipal Airport (KN13) 41 km · Deck Airport (K9D4) 45 km · Muir Army Air Field (Fort Indiantown Gap) Airport (KMUI) 50 km
Conditions reported at KZER describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at New Philadelphia specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for New Philadelphia.
About New Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
New Philadelphia lies in a hollow, cradled by the rolling hills of Schuylkill County, where the land rises and falls like a slumbering giant. It lies 18.1 miles south-south-west of Hazleton, PA (from Hazleton, PA: bearing 204°T), and is situated 4.8 miles east-north-east of Pottsville. The air here, especially after a spring rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of coal dust and the sweet, wild perfume of honeysuckle that climbs over weathered fences. Fields of corn, their stalks a vibrant green in the summer sun, give way to dense stands of oak and maple, their leaves rustling a constant, hushed conversation with the breeze. The houses, mostly modest and built from sturdy, practical materials, seem to hunker down against the elements, their porches often adorned with wind chimes that offer a delicate counterpoint to the distant rumble of traffic. The light, particularly as evening descends, softens to a hazy gold, casting long shadows that stretch and distort the familiar shapes of barns and silos across the landscape. The story of New Philadelphia is deeply entwined with the anthracite coal veins that lie beneath this very ground. For generations, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the rise and fall of the mines, a boom-and-bust cycle that shaped the character of its people and the very contours of the land. While the scars of that industry remain, in the quiet of the present day, the local economy has diversified, with small businesses and agricultural enterprises finding their footing. The nearby Susquehanna River, though not directly bordering New Philadelphia, influences the broader region, providing a constant, subtle presence of water that flows towards the Chesapeake. There are no grand monuments here, no towering structures to draw the eye, but a quiet resilience, a deep-rooted connection to the land and the history it holds, defines the enduring spirit of New Philadelphia.
Live animated radar for New Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.719534°N, 76.115771°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17959 |
| 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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Philadelphia, 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 Philadelphia includes coordinates 40.719534°N, 76.115771°W, situated in Schuylkill County. ZIP code 17959. 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.
