Strausstown, Pennsylvania Weather
Strausstown, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Strausstown, Berks County.
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About Strausstown, Pennsylvania
Strausstown rests in a fold of Berks County, where the land begins its slow, deliberate rise toward the Appalachians. It lies 15.9 miles north-east of Lebanon, PA (from Lebanon, PA: bearing 49°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south of Schuylkill Haven. The Schuylkill River, a ribbon of pewter under a wide Pennsylvania sky, marks the southern edge of Strausstown’s immediate embrace, its banks softened by stands of sycamore and maple whose leaves, in autumn, ignite with a feverish brilliance. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out in patchwork quilts, their cultivated order a gentle counterpoint to the wilder, wooded hills that loom in the distance, their summits often veiled in a soft, hazy blue, especially as the sun begins its descent, casting long, dramatic shadows that stretch across the valley floor. The air here carries the clean scent of damp earth and growing things, a fragrance that deepens with the coming of evening. The history of Strausstown is bound to the fertile soil and the westward expansion of early settlers, many of them drawn by the promise of good farmland and the steady flow of the Schuylkill. For generations, agriculture has been the bedrock of Strausstown’s economy, the rhythmic cycle of planting and harvest dictating the seasons of life. While the farms still hold their sway, the hum of the nearby interstate highway has introduced a different kind of connectivity, bringing with it a scattering of small businesses and a more varied workforce. You can still find the old stone farmhouses, their foundations sunk deep into the earth, silent witnesses to the diligence and resilience of those who first tamed this landscape, and the quiet dignity of the place persists, a gentle echo of its pastoral roots.
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| Location | Strausstown, Berks County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.492315°N, 76.183002°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 19559 |
| 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 Strausstown, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Strausstown, 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 Strausstown includes coordinates 40.492315°N, 76.183002°W, situated in Berks County. ZIP code 19559. 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.
