South Canaan, Pennsylvania Weather
South Canaan, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for South Canaan, Wayne County.
Full aviation weather for South Canaan is published on the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (KAVP) page, 32 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 South Canaan 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 South Canaan: Flying Dollar Airport (K8N4) 35 km · Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport (KMPO) 41 km · Rocky Hill Ultralightport (K48P) 41 km · Wilkes Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (KWBW) 43 km · Sullivan County International Airport (KMSV) 56 km
Conditions reported at KAVP describe the airfield itself. Weather 32 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at South Canaan specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for South Canaan.
About South Canaan, Pennsylvania
South Canaan rests in a fold of rolling hills, a landscape etched by the patient work of glaciers long ago. It lies 14.6 miles east-north-east of Scranton, PA (from Scranton, PA: bearing 63°T), and is situated 6.6 miles south-east of Carbondale. The terrain here is a gentle rise and fall of verdant slopes, punctuated by the dark, stoic lines of mature oak and pine forests that clothe the higher ground. In the hollows, small farms claim their patches of rich, dark earth, their fields striped with the early greens of spring or the golden hues of late summer. A quiet stillness often hangs in the air, broken only by the distant lowing of cattle or the insistent chatter of unseen birds flitting through the dense foliage. The light, especially as the day begins to wane, possesses a peculiar softness, painting the western sky in muted lavenders and dusty rose, a balm to the eyes after a long day. The history of South Canaan is closely tied to the land itself, its early settlers drawn by the promise of fertile soil and the abundant timber that once carpeted these hills. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood of the region, with family farms producing a steady, if modest, output of dairy, corn, and hay. While larger industries have largely bypassed this quiet corner of Wayne County, a resilient spirit of self-sufficiency persists, evident in the small general stores and the occasional roadside stand selling local produce. The absence of grand monuments or bustling thoroughfares lends South Canaan a certain timeless quality, a place where the pace of life seems to echo the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons.
Live animated radar for South Canaan 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 | South Canaan, Wayne County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.505362°N, 75.412126°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 18436, 18459 |
| 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 South Canaan, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for South Canaan, 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 South Canaan includes coordinates 41.505362°N, 75.412126°W, situated in Wayne County. ZIP code 18436, 18459. 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.
