Orefield, Pennsylvania Weather
Orefield, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Orefield, Lehigh County.
Full aviation weather for Orefield is published on the Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport (KXLL) page, 11 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 Orefield 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 Orefield: Lehigh Valley International Airport (KABE) 12 km · Jake Arner Memorial Airport (K22N) 24 km · Quakertown Airport (KUKT) 28 km · Pennridge Airport (KCKZ) 37 km · Pottstown Municipal Airport (KN47) 42 km
Conditions reported at KXLL describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Orefield specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Orefield.
About Orefield, Pennsylvania
Orefield sits in the gentle embrace of rolling hills, a landscape carved by ancient glaciers and softened by centuries of farming. It lies 5.3 miles west-north-west of Allentown, PA (from Allentown, PA: bearing 290°T), and is situated 5.8 miles west of Fullerton. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of damp earth and the distant hum of machinery, a subtle counterpoint to the stillness of the fields. Broadleaf trees, their leaves catching the sunlight in a million shifting facets, line the roads and dot the pastures, casting long, cool shadows that stretch and recede with the sun's slow arc. The terrain, a pleasing mix of fertile bottomland and slightly more elevated ground, lends itself to the orderly rows of corn and soybeans that define much of the visual character, a patchwork quilt stitched onto the land. The sky overhead is vast, often a pale blue washed with the pearly light of early morning or the deep, bruised hues of an approaching thunderstorm. The history of Orefield is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of the Lehigh Valley, a tradition that continues to shape its economy and character. Early settlers, drawn by the rich soil, established farms that have often remained in the same families for generations, a continuity that lends a quiet stability to the region. While farming remains a cornerstone, the proximity to larger urban centers has also brought a steady influx of residential development and a diversification of local businesses, from small hardware stores to more specialized enterprises. The spirit of Orefield is one of practical endeavor, a place where hard work is valued and where the changing seasons dictate a certain unhurried rhythm, punctuated by the occasional community gathering or the glow of porch lights on a summer evening.
Live animated radar for Orefield 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 | Orefield, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.634818°N, 75.584353°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 18069 |
| 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 Orefield, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Orefield, 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 Orefield includes coordinates 40.634818°N, 75.584353°W, situated in Lehigh County. ZIP code 18069. 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.
