Rock Glen, Pennsylvania Weather
Rock Glen, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rock Glen, Luzerne County.
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About Rock Glen, Pennsylvania
Rock Glen exhales a quiet breath of green, a place where the land itself seems to hold its secrets close. It lies 11.0 miles west of Hazleton, PA (from Hazleton, PA: bearing 273°T), and is situated 6.7 miles south-south-east of Berwick. The rolling hills, cloaked in a persistent verdancy, cradle narrow valleys that cradle the town in a gentle embrace. Here, the air carries the damp, mineral scent of earth and the faint, sweet perfume of unseen wildflowers, especially potent after a soft, persistent rain. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy of mature oaks and maples, falls in broad, hushed shafts, illuminating patches of moss-covered stone and the occasional gleam of mica in the exposed rock faces that give Rock Glen its name. The Susquehanna River, a broad, unhurried artery, flows nearby, its distant murmur a constant, low hum beneath the rustling of leaves and the occasional call of a hawk circling high above. The history of Rock Glen is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring character of its land and the resilience of its people. Once, the whispers of industry echoed through these valleys, a legacy of coal mining that shaped the very terrain and the lives of generations. Though the deep shafts have long since been silenced, the spirit of hard work and self-reliance remains a bedrock principle here. Small farms still dot the surrounding countryside, their fields a patchwork of cultivated order against the wilder slopes, their bounty often finding its way to local markets where the pace of transactions is as unhurried as the river's flow. The older homes, built with a sturdy practicality, stand as quiet testaments to the families who have called Rock Glen home, their porches often catching the low, golden light of late afternoon, a time when the shadows lengthen and the day begins to settle into a comfortable repose.
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| Location | Rock Glen, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.965363°N, 76.184378°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 18249, 18246 |
| 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 Rock Glen, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rock Glen, 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 Rock Glen includes coordinates 40.965363°N, 76.184378°W, situated in Luzerne County. ZIP code 18249, 18246. 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.
