Pittston, Pennsylvania Weather
Pittston, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Pittston, Luzerne County.
Full aviation weather for Pittston is published on the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (KAVP) page, 6 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 Pittston 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 Pittston: Wilkes Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (KWBW) 6 km · Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport (KMPO) 40 km · Hazleton Municipal Airport (KHZL) 41 km · Flying Dollar Airport (K8N4) 47 km · Rocky Hill Ultralightport (K48P) 47 km
Conditions reported at KAVP describe the airfield itself. Weather 6 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Pittston specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Pittston, Pennsylvania
Pittston rests where the Susquehanna River broadens, its namesake river a steady presence, a slow exhale in the valley. It lies 7.3 miles north-east of Wilkes Barre, PA (from Wilkes Barre, PA: bearing 41°T), and is situated 8.7 miles south-west of Scranton. The land rises and falls around it, a gentle heave of hills that cradle the town, softened by decades of cultivation and the persistent green of Pennsylvania's humid summers. The air here, especially in the early morning, carries a damp, earthy scent, a promise of the dew that clings to the fields and the shadowed streets. Buildings, some weathered brick, others clad in faded siding, stand in sturdy rows, reflecting the muted light of a sky that can shift from the steely gray of an approaching storm to the soft, diffused gold of a late afternoon sun. For generations, the rhythm of Pittston was dictated by the deep veins of anthracite coal beneath its soil, a demanding industry that shaped its character and its skyline with the stark silhouettes of breaker piles and the stoic faces of its workers. Though the mines have largely fallen silent, their legacy lingers, a quiet echo in the very bones of the place, a reminder of the grit and resilience that built this community. Today, the local economy is a more varied thing, a patchwork of small businesses and service industries, with the river itself offering a different kind of resource, its banks dotted with parks and recreational areas that draw people out into the open air. The distinctive charm of Pittston is in these layers, the visible past blending with the present, a town that knows its history but keeps its gaze fixed on the unfolding day.
Live animated radar for Pittston 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 | Pittston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.325913°N, 75.78936°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 18640, 18641, 18643 |
| 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 Pittston, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pittston, 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 Pittston includes coordinates 41.325913°N, 75.789360°W, situated in Luzerne County. ZIP code 18640, 18641, 18643. 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.
