Riverside, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Riverside, Northumberland County.
Full aviation weather for Riverside is published on the Danville Airport (K8N8) page, 2 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 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: Sunbury Airport (K71N) 14 km · Northumberland County Airport (KN79) 15 km · Bloomsburg Municipal Airport (KN13) 17 km · Penn Valley Airport (KSEG) 25 km · Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport (KZER) 35 km
Conditions reported at K8N8 describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 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.
Riverside rests where the Susquehanna River, a wide and patient artery, shapes the land into fertile banks and gentle slopes. It lies 27.7 miles south-east of Williamsport, PA (from Williamsport, PA: bearing 135°T), and is situated 9.7 miles west-south-west of Bloomsburg. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries the scent of damp earth and ripening corn, a subtle perfume that clings to the broad leaves of oak and maple trees lining the streets. Small, sturdy homes with porches that invite lingering stand as quiet witnesses to the daily ebb and flow of life, their windows reflecting the ever-changing light of the Northumberland County sky. The river itself, a constant companion, dictates the rhythm of the seasons and the very character of Riverside, its currents whispering tales of journeys past and present. This place was born of the river's bounty and the promise of fertile soil, its early days shaped by the industrious hands that cleared the land and built the first homesteads. While agriculture remains a quiet hum beneath the surface, the echoes of industry still resonate, a reminder of a time when mills and workshops buzzed with activity along the waterway. Today, Riverside’s economy finds its footing in a more diversified approach, with local businesses serving the needs of its residents and the surrounding countryside. The town’s distinctive charm lies not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people, a quiet resilience forged by the land and the river that define this corner of Pennsylvania.
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.
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| Location | Riverside, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.955364°N, 76.628845°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 |
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 40.955364°N, 76.628845°W, situated in Northumberland 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.