Shamokin Dam, Pennsylvania Weather
Shamokin Dam, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Shamokin Dam, Snyder County.
Full aviation weather for Shamokin Dam is published on the Penn Valley Airport (KSEG) page, 5 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 Shamokin Dam 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 Shamokin Dam: Sunbury Airport (K71N) 6 km · Danville Airport (K8N8) 18 km · Northumberland County Airport (KN79) 22 km · Bloomsburg Municipal Airport (KN13) 36 km · Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport (KZER) 41 km
Conditions reported at KSEG describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Shamokin Dam specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Shamokin Dam.
About Shamokin Dam, Pennsylvania
Shamokin Dam lies cradled by rolling hills, where the Susquehanna River, broad and unhurried, curves its way through the heart of central Pennsylvania. It lies 28.7 miles south-south-east of Williamsport, PA (from Williamsport, PA: bearing 161°T), and is situated 2.6 miles west-south-west of Hamilton. The landscape here is a gentle embrace of fertile farmland and wooded slopes, the air carrying the faint, sweet scent of ripening corn in the summer and the crisp, clean bite of autumn frost. The river itself is a constant presence, its wide expanse reflecting the sky in a shifting panorama of blues and grays, its banks a verdant fringe of trees that whisper with the breeze. Small tributaries feed into the main current, their waters clear and cool, hinting at secret springs hidden in the shaded hollows. Life at Shamokin Dam unfolds with a quiet cadence, dictated by the seasons and the steady flow of the water that has shaped its character for generations. This place, Shamokin Dam, carries echoes of an industrious past, its economy once tied to the bounty of the land and the strength of its people. While agriculture remains a cornerstone, the whispers of logging and early manufacturing can still be felt in the weathered barns and the ghost of old rail lines that once crisscrossed the terrain. The river, a vital artery for commerce and transportation in its heyday, now offers a different kind of solace and recreation, its shores dotted with places where families gather to enjoy the sun and the water. The local character is one of resilience and understated pride, a quiet determination forged in the enduring beauty of the Susquehanna Valley, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have called this region home.
Live animated radar for Shamokin Dam 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 | Shamokin Dam, Snyder County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.848696°N, 76.81969°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17876 |
| 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 Shamokin Dam, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Shamokin Dam, 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 Shamokin Dam includes coordinates 40.848696°N, 76.819690°W, situated in Snyder County. ZIP code 17876. 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.
