Riverside, Pennsylvania Weather
Riverside, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Riverside, Lackawanna County.
Full aviation weather for Riverside is published on the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (KAVP) page, 22 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. 5 airfields within reach of Riverside 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 Riverside: Wilkes Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (KWBW) 32 km · Flying Dollar Airport (K8N4) 40 km · Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport (KMPO) 42 km · Rocky Hill Ultralightport (K48P) 44 km
Conditions reported at KAVP describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Riverside specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Riverside.
About Riverside, Pennsylvania
Riverside unfolds along the gentle curve of the Susquehanna River, its landscape shaped by the broad, slow-moving water and the rolling hills that rise on either side. It lies 7.6 miles north-east of Scranton, PA (from Scranton, PA: bearing 46°T), and is situated 6.0 miles north-east of Dunmore. The air here carries the damp, earthy scent of riparian soil, mingling with the sharper tang of pine from the forested slopes. Homes, many of them modest and weathered, cling to the terrain, their roofs a patchwork of muted colors against the green backdrop. The river itself, a constant presence, reflects the sky in a shifting, liquid mirror, its surface occasionally broken by the ripple of a passing boat or the splash of unseen fish. Even on a clear day, a certain soft, diffused light seems to permeate the valley, softening edges and lending a quiet, introspective mood to the scene. The history of Riverside is deeply intertwined with the river that gives it its name, a vital artery for transport and trade since early settlement. The land, once a source of timber and coal, now finds its economic pulse in a mix of small businesses and commuter traffic to larger neighboring centers. Old brick structures, remnants of a more industrial past, stand shoulder to shoulder with newer storefronts, hinting at the layers of time that have settled upon Riverside. There's a palpable sense of a community that has weathered changes, its character forged not in grand pronouncements but in the steady, day-to-day lives of its residents. The rhythm of Riverside is one of measured progress, a quiet continuation where the echoes of its past are felt but do not dominate the present.
Live animated radar for Riverside 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 | Riverside, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.485915°N, 75.556297°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15905, 18403, 17868 |
| 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 Riverside, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Riverside, 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 Riverside includes coordinates 41.485915°N, 75.556297°W, situated in Lackawanna County. ZIP code 15905, 18403, 17868. 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.
