Plains, Pennsylvania Weather
Plains, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Plains, Luzerne County.
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About Plains, Pennsylvania
Plains sprawls across a gentle incline, a landscape shaped by the slow, deliberate movements of ancient rivers and the more recent, insistent carving of human endeavor. It lies 2.6 miles north-east of Wilkes Barre, PA (from Wilkes Barre, PA: bearing 38°T), and is situated 2.6 miles north-east of Wilkes-Barre. The land here is a patchwork of cultivated fields, their rich, dark soil yielding to the persistent sun, interspersed with stands of deciduous trees that whisper secrets on the breeze. Roads, like veins, trace the contours of the terrain, connecting clusters of homes and businesses, each with its own story etched into weathered wood and brick. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a peculiar sweetness, a blend of damp earth and the distant hum of life, a quiet invitation to linger. This place, Plains, holds echoes of a past deeply entwined with the extraction of the earth's bounty, its economy once fueled by the deep veins of anthracite coal that lay hidden beneath its surface. The legacy of those mines, though largely dormant now, has left an indelible mark, not just on the land but on the very spirit of its inhabitants, fostering a resilience and a quiet pride. The Susquehanna River, a constant, murmuring presence to the west, has long been a source of life and commerce, its waters reflecting the ever-changing sky and the passage of seasons. Today, the local economy finds its footing in a more diverse footing, but the memory of the pickaxe and the lamp still flickers in the collective consciousness, a reminder of the hard work that built this corner of the world.
Live animated radar for Plains and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Plains, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.275359°N, 75.850195°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 18705 |
| 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 Plains, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Plains, 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 Plains includes coordinates 41.275359°N, 75.850195°W, situated in Luzerne County. ZIP code 18705. Telephone area code: 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878. Timezone: Eastern Time.
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.
