Sterling, Pennsylvania Weather
Sterling, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sterling, Wayne County.
Full aviation weather for Sterling is published on the Flying Dollar Airport (K8N4) page, 18 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. 5 airfields within reach of Sterling 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 Sterling: Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport (KMPO) 23 km · Rocky Hill Ultralightport (K48P) 24 km · Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (KAVP) 28 km · Wilkes Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (KWBW) 39 km
Conditions reported at K8N4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Sterling specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sterling.
About Sterling, Pennsylvania
Sterling unfolds across rolling hills, a verdant quilt stitched with fields of corn and soy, their stalks rustling secrets in the summer breeze. It lies 14.9 miles east-south-east of Scranton, PA (from Scranton, PA: bearing 108°T), and is situated 6.9 miles east-north-east of Daleville. The land here, shaped by ancient glaciers, offers a gentle undulation that guides the eye towards distant, tree-clad ridges, their silhouettes softened by the hazy light of late afternoon. The air, carrying the clean scent of pine needles and damp earth, often hangs still and warm, a palpable presence that invites a slower pace. Here, the sky feels vast, an expansive canvas where clouds drift like lazy thoughts, and the distant rumble of a tractor is the loudest sound for miles. The legacy of agriculture is deeply etched into the character of Sterling, a place where generations have worked this rich, dark soil. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile land, established farms that continue to be the lifeblood of the local economy, their barns standing as weathered sentinels against the sky. While the days of large-scale logging have largely passed, the memory of those industrious times still whispers through the quiet woods, a reminder of the pioneering spirit that carved out this community. The occasional antique shop, its windows filled with curiosities from bygone eras, offers a tangible connection to this past, a quiet invitation to explore the stories held within Sterling.
Live animated radar for Sterling 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 | Sterling, Wayne County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.341197°N, 75.389905°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16651, 18463 |
| 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 Sterling, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sterling, 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 Sterling includes coordinates 41.341197°N, 75.389905°W, situated in Wayne County. ZIP code 16651, 18463. 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.
