Tuscarora, Pennsylvania Weather
Tuscarora, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tuscarora, Juniata County.
Full aviation weather for Tuscarora is published on the Mifflin County Airport (KRVL) page, 30 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 Tuscarora 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 Tuscarora: Carlisle Airport (KN94) 39 km · Penn Valley Airport (KSEG) 52 km · Capital City Airport (KCXY) 53 km · State College Regional Airport (KUNV) 57 km · Bellefonte Airport (KN96) 58 km
Conditions reported at KRVL describe the airfield itself. Weather 30 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Tuscarora specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Tuscarora.
About Tuscarora, Pennsylvania
Tuscarora rests in a valley where the land swells and dips like a sleeping giant, its contours softened by decades of cultivation and the persistent whisper of wind through the surrounding hills. It lies 29.1 miles north-west of Harrisburg, PA (from Harrisburg, PA: bearing 306°T), and is situated 8.5 miles south-south-west of McAlisterville. Fields of corn, their stalks reaching for a sky that often wears a bruised, twilight hue, stretch towards the tree-lined ridges, a verdant quilt stitched by the Juniata River’s quiet passage. The air here carries the scent of damp earth after a summer rain and the distant, sweet perfume of hay, a fragrance that clings to the small, sturdy homes and the occasional weathered barn. Even on a bright day, there’s a certain quietude, a sense that the land itself holds its breath, waiting for the slow turning of seasons. The history of Tuscarora is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring legacy of the land and the people who have worked it. Once a vital stop along a thoroughfare for goods and travelers, its economy now leans heavily on the bounty of its fertile soil, with farming remaining a cornerstone of life. The river, a constant presence, once powered mills and offered a highway for commerce, and today its banks are a haven for those seeking the simple pleasure of casting a line or watching dragonflies dance over the water's surface. While the bustle of larger cities feels a world away, Tuscarora retains a distinct character, a quiet resilience born from generations of close-knit living and a deep, abiding connection to the rolling Pennsylvania landscape.
Live animated radar for Tuscarora 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 | Tuscarora, Juniata County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.521191°N, 77.331098°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17082, 17982 |
| 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 Tuscarora, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tuscarora, 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 Tuscarora includes coordinates 40.521191°N, 77.331098°W, situated in Juniata County. ZIP code 17082, 17982. 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.
