Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania Weather
Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County.
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About Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania
Orwigsburg rests in a landscape of rolling hills, a place where the Appalachian foothills begin to soften their sharp edges before meeting the broader Schuylkill Valley. It lies 22.0 miles south-south-west of Hazleton, PA (from Hazleton, PA: bearing 197°T), and is situated 5.4 miles east-south-east of Pottsville. The terrain here is a gentle rise and fall, a mosaic of farmland and woodlands that catch the sun in shifting patterns throughout the day. The air, especially in the mornings, carries a crispness, a hint of the coming seasons, and the houses, often built of sturdy, local stone, seem to settle into the earth as if they grew there. A quiet hum of life permeates Orwigsburg, a comfortable cadence that speaks of a place content in its own skin, where the broad sky feels close enough to touch. This particular stretch of Schuylkill County carries the quiet legacy of early settlement, a history shaped by the fertile soil and the ambition of those who first cleared the land. The local economy, once tied more directly to agriculture and the burgeoning industries of the wider region, now finds its pulse in a blend of small businesses and a connection to the larger economic currents. While not a grand metropolis, Orwigsburg possesses a distinctive character, a resilience forged in its past, and the surrounding countryside, with its winding country roads and patches of old-growth forest, offers a constant, subtle reminder of the enduring natural world that cradles this community.
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| Location | Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.654813°N, 76.100771°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17961 |
| 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 Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Orwigsburg, 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 Orwigsburg includes coordinates 40.654813°N, 76.100771°W, situated in Schuylkill County. ZIP code 17961. 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.
