Throop, Pennsylvania Weather
Throop, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Throop, Lackawanna County.
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About Throop, Pennsylvania
Throop unfolds as a place of rolling terrain, where the gentle slopes of Lackawanna County cradle a modest but resolute settlement. It lies 3.9 miles north-east of Scranton, PA (from Scranton, PA: bearing 42°T), and is situated 2.4 miles north-north-east of Dunmore. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries the damp, earthy scent of damp soil and the faint, metallic tang of distant industry, a scent that settles on the skin like a fine mist. The landscape is a mosaic of weathered brick homes, their stoops often adorned with potted geraniums, and the starker geometry of industrial remnants that punctuate the horizon, their skeletal frames stark against the bruised, evening sky. Patches of tenacious green push through cracked pavement, a quiet testament to nature’s persistence, and the occasional rustle of leaves in the oak and maple trees that line the older streets speaks of a landscape that remembers seasons long past. The story of Throop is deeply entwined with the anthracite coal industry that once pulsed through this region, a history etched not just in the scarred earth but in the very character of its people. For generations, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the demands of the mines, a demanding livelihood that forged a strong sense of community and resilience. While the deep veins of coal have long since been depleted, the legacy of hard work and self-reliance persists, now finding expression in smaller businesses and a quiet, neighborly existence. The occasional distant rumble of a freight train, a phantom echo of busier days, serves as a reminder of Throop’s industrial past, a past that continues to inform its present, shaping the quiet tenacity that defines this corner of Pennsylvania.
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| Location | Throop, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.451469°N, 75.611855°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 18447 |
| 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 Throop, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Throop, 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 Throop includes coordinates 41.451469°N, 75.611855°W, situated in Lackawanna County. ZIP code 18447. 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.
