Old Orchard, Pennsylvania Weather
Old Orchard, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Old Orchard, Northampton County.
Full aviation weather for Old Orchard is published on the Lehigh Valley International Airport (KABE) page, 15 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 Old Orchard 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 Old Orchard: Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport (KXLL) 21 km · Alexandria Field Airport (KN85) 22 km · Quakertown Airport (KUKT) 27 km · Pennridge Airport (KCKZ) 30 km · Doylestown Airport (KDYL) 38 km
Conditions reported at KABE describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Old Orchard specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Old Orchard, Pennsylvania
Old Orchard exhales a quietude that settles over its rolling terrain, a landscape of modest hills draped in the sturdy green of deciduous trees and punctuated by the ochre blush of cultivated fields. It lies 3.0 miles south-west of Easton, PA (from Easton, PA: bearing 226°T), and is situated 6.1 miles east-north-east of Bethlehem. The air here, particularly as the sun begins its descent, carries a faint, sweet scent of drying grasses and the earthy perfume of damp soil, a gentle reminder of the agricultural heart that still beats within this Lehigh Valley locale. Roads, lined with mature maples and oaks, curve with the land's natural contours, leading past weathered farmhouses and the occasional cluster of homes that suggest a settled permanence, a sense of roots sunk deep into the Pennsylvania soil. The sky above Old Orchard often stretches in wide, benevolent arcs, its blues deepening to a bruised violet at twilight, casting a soft, diffused light that lends a painterly quality to the pastoral scenes. The history of Old Orchard is interwoven with the agricultural endeavors of generations, a legacy evident in the enduring farmsteads and the quiet dedication to the land. While larger industrial centers have long dominated the region, Old Orchard has maintained a character defined by its connection to the earth, its economy still partly tethered to the cultivation of crops that feed the surrounding communities. This enduring connection to the land imbues Old Orchard with a certain resilience, a refusal to be entirely swept up in the relentless march of progress. The local character is one of understated pragmatism, a quiet pride in self-sufficiency and a deep appreciation for the tangible rewards of hard work, a spirit that has sustained Old Orchard through changing times.
Live animated radar for Old Orchard 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.
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| Location | Old Orchard, Northampton County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.657877°N, 75.262122°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 18045 |
| 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 Old Orchard, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Old Orchard, 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 Old Orchard includes coordinates 40.657877°N, 75.262122°W, situated in Northampton County. ZIP code 18045. 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.
