Sheppton, Pennsylvania Weather
Sheppton, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sheppton, Schuylkill County.
Full aviation weather for Sheppton is published on the Bloomsburg Municipal Airport (KN13) page, 29 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 Sheppton 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 Sheppton: Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport (KZER) 30 km · Northumberland County Airport (KN79) 37 km · Danville Airport (K8N8) 45 km · Grimes Airport (K8N1) 48 km · Sunbury Airport (K71N) 56 km
Conditions reported at KN13 describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sheppton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sheppton.
About Sheppton, Pennsylvania
Sheppton rests within a fold of rolling hills, a place where the very air seems to carry the scent of damp earth and pine needles. It lies 8.6 miles west-south-west of Hazleton, PA (from Hazleton, PA: bearing 241°T), and is situated 7.6 miles west-south-west of West Hazleton. The landscape here is a study in quiet resilience, with steep inclines giving way to surprisingly level patches of land, often hemmed in by dense woodlands that whisper secrets with every gust of wind. The Schuylkill River, a broad, slow-moving artery, carves its way through the surrounding terrain, its banks lined with a mosaic of deciduous trees that blaze with color in autumn and stand starkly skeletal against the winter sky. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in soft, diffused shafts, illuminating the moss-covered stones and the occasional weathered fence post that marks the boundary of forgotten fields. The story of Sheppton is deeply entwined with the anthracite coal seams that lie beneath its surface, a legacy that shaped its founding and its economy for generations. This was a place built on grit and muscle, where families carved out lives from the challenging earth, their fortunes tied to the rhythm of the mines. Though the mines are largely silent now, their presence is still felt in the topography and in the quiet determination of the people who call Sheppton home. Local businesses, often small and family-run, now cater to the needs of the residents, a testament to a different kind of industry, one built on community and self-reliance. The surrounding natural beauty, however, offers a renewed promise, drawing in those who seek the solace and quietude of a landscape that has weathered many seasons.
Live animated radar for Sheppton 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 | Sheppton, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.897586°N, 76.117711°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 18248 |
| 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 Sheppton, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sheppton, 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 Sheppton includes coordinates 40.897586°N, 76.117711°W, situated in Schuylkill County. ZIP code 18248. 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.
