Wampum, Pennsylvania Weather
Wampum, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wampum, Lawrence County.
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About Wampum, Pennsylvania
Wampum unfolds along the gentle curves of the Beaver River, its landscape a study in muted greens and earthy browns, where rolling hills, softened by generations of cultivation, give way to stands of mature trees. It lies 19.4 miles east-south-east of Boardman, OH (from Boardman, OH: bearing 119°T), and is situated 8.0 miles south of New Castle. The air, especially in the quiet hours before dawn, carries a damp, cool scent, a mingling of rich soil and the distant, faint perfume of pine. Small, weathered farmsteads dot the more open stretches, their paint peeling like sun-baked skin, while closer to the river, the terrain grows a little more rugged, hinting at the underlying stone and the persistent work of water shaping the land. The sky here, often a vast canvas of shifting grays and blues, can, at dusk, ignite with a fleeting, fiery brilliance that washes over the fields and the riverbanks in a breathtaking display. The history of Wampum is inextricably tied to the flow of the Beaver River, a vital artery for transport and commerce since its earliest days. Before the advent of paved roads, the river was the highway, carrying timber and later, coal, from the surrounding hills to larger markets. The legacy of coal mining, though largely past, still whispers in the occasional abandoned shaft or the subtle, darker hues of the earth in certain areas. The local economy, once robust with industrial activity, now finds its footing in a more diversified, though still modest, footing, with agriculture and small businesses forming the backbone of Wampum's present. The distinctive character of Wampum is not one of grand pronouncements, but of quiet resilience, a place where the past is not so much remembered as it is subtly present in the very texture of the land and the unhurried rhythm of daily life.
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| Location | Wampum, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.888118°N, 80.33812°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16157 |
| 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 Wampum, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wampum, 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 Wampum includes coordinates 40.888118°N, 80.338120°W, situated in Lawrence County. ZIP code 16157. 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.
