Sylvania, Pennsylvania Weather
Sylvania, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sylvania, Bradford County.
Flight conditions near Sylvania. Data source: locating…
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Sylvania.
About Sylvania, Pennsylvania
Sylvania unfolds across a landscape sculpted by the slow, deliberate work of glaciers and time, where rolling hills, cloaked in the deep greens of mixed deciduous forests, give way to fertile valleys. It lies 19.8 miles south of Elmira, NY (from Elmira, NY: bearing 187°T), and is situated 3.8 miles west-north-west of Troy. The air here, especially as the day wanes, carries a crisp, earthy scent, a blend of pine needles and damp soil, hinting at the nearby Susquehanna River's persistent, unseen presence. Small farms, their barns weathered to a soft grey, dot the terrain, their fields a patchwork of cultivated greens and browns under the vast, often dramatic, Pennsylvania sky. The quietude is profound, broken only by the murmur of wind through the trees and the distant call of a hawk circling overhead, a testament to the enduring wildness that still holds sway. The story of Sylvania is one of hardy settlers drawn by the promise of fertile land and timber, their lives interwoven with the ebb and flow of agricultural cycles and the logging industry that once pulsed through these hills. The economy, now leaning more towards diversified agriculture and small businesses, still bears the marks of its industrious past, a resilience forged in the face of changing times. Local traditions, often tied to the harvest and the changing seasons, are quietly observed, a gentle rhythm that underpins the everyday lives of Sylvania's residents. The very character of Sylvania is etched into the weathered wood of its older buildings and the enduring, welcoming spirit of its people, a place where history breathes softly alongside the present.
Live animated radar for Sylvania 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 | Sylvania, Bradford County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.805074°N, 76.856903°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16947, 16945 |
| 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 Sylvania, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sylvania, 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 Sylvania includes coordinates 41.805074°N, 76.856903°W, situated in Bradford County. ZIP code 16947, 16945. 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.
