Tuscarora, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tuscarora, Schuylkill County.
Full aviation weather for Tuscarora is published on the Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport (KZER) page, 29 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: Grimes Airport (K8N1) 37 km · Bloomsburg Municipal Airport (KN13) 42 km · Northumberland County Airport (KN79) 44 km · Deck Airport (K9D4) 53 km · Danville Airport (K8N8) 55 km
Conditions reported at KZER describe the airfield itself. Weather 29 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.
Tuscarora lies cradled in a valley where the green of the Appalachian foothills meets the muted grays of ancient stone. It lies 13.4 miles south-south-west of Hazleton, PA (from Hazleton, PA: bearing 194°T), and is situated 4.0 miles west-south-west of Tamaqua. The land here rises and falls with a quiet dignity, cloaked in mixed hardwoods that blaze with fiery color in autumn and stand stark against winter skies. Streams, born from unseen springs, whisper their way through moss-laden banks, their cool waters reflecting the ever-shifting light, from the sharp, clear brilliance of midday to the hazy gold that softens the western horizon at dusk. The air itself carries a certain weight, a blend of damp earth, pine needles, and the faint, persistent scent of woodsmoke that drifts from the scattered homes. The very contours of the terrain suggest a patient sculpting by water and wind over millennia, a landscape that has endured the passage of seasons with a stoic, unassuming beauty. This valley floor, now tranquil, once thrummed with the deep, resonant pulse of industry, a testament to the coal seams that burrowed beneath the surface. The legacy of those mining days is etched into the very character of Tuscarora, a history that shaped its founding and continues to inform its identity. While the deep mines are silent now, the local economy finds its footing in the enduring agricultural heart of the region, with farms that have been tended for generations, producing hardy crops suited to the soil. Occasional glimpses of weathered barns and stone fences speak of a persistent connection to the land, a practical artistry passed down through families. The pace of life in Tuscarora moves with the unhurried cadence of the changing seasons, a quiet resilience born from a long relationship with the earth and the echoes of its industrious past.
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.
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| Location | Tuscarora, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.770089°N, 76.037431°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 |
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 40.770089°N, 76.037431°W, situated in Schuylkill 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.