Tower City, Pennsylvania Weather
Tower City, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Tower City, Schuylkill County.
Full aviation weather for Tower City is published on the Muir Army Air Field (Fort Indiantown Gap) Airport (KMUI) page, 17 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 Tower City 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 Tower City: Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport (KZER) 20 km · Grimes Airport (K8N1) 27 km · Northumberland County Airport (KN79) 28 km · Deck Airport (K9D4) 32 km · Penn Valley Airport (KSEG) 37 km
Conditions reported at KMUI describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Tower City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Tower City, Pennsylvania
Tower City lies cradled by the rolling embrace of Pennsylvania's Appalachian foothills, a place where the earth itself seems to breathe a quiet, verdant exhalation. It lies 18.7 miles north-north-west of Lebanon, PA (from Lebanon, PA: bearing 337°T), and is situated 5.2 miles south-south-west of Hegins. The landscape here is a study in subtle transitions, from the open fields that catch the morning sun, painted with the pale gold of ripening corn, to the denser stands of oak and maple that climb the gentle slopes, their leaves rustling secrets in the breeze. A palpable sense of stillness often settles over Tower City, punctuated only by the distant rumble of a train or the call of a crow, creating an atmosphere that feels both grounded and a little removed from the hurried pulse of the wider world. The history of Tower City is deeply etched into the very veins of the land, a narrative woven from the grit of anthracite coal mining that once fueled the nation's progress. For generations, the economic lifeblood of Tower City flowed from the dark seams beneath the hills, a demanding industry that shaped the character of its people and the architecture of its streets, with sturdy brick buildings standing as quiet witnesses to that robust past. Though the mines are largely silent now, their legacy persists in the enduring resilience and strong sense of community that defines Tower City, a spirit that finds expression in local gatherings and the simple, honest work of those who continue to call this valley home.
Live animated radar for Tower City 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.
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| Location | Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.589254°N, 76.552462°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17980 |
| 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 Tower City, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tower City, 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 Tower City includes coordinates 40.589254°N, 76.552462°W, situated in Schuylkill County. ZIP code 17980. 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.
