Wanamie, Pennsylvania Weather
Wanamie, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wanamie, Luzerne County.
Full aviation weather for Wanamie is published on the Wilkes Barre Wyoming Valley Airport (KWBW) page, 21 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 Wanamie 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 Wanamie: Hazleton Municipal Airport (KHZL) 21 km · Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (KAVP) 32 km · Bloomsburg Municipal Airport (KN13) 39 km · Jake Arner Memorial Airport (K22N) 46 km · Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport (KMPO) 55 km
Conditions reported at KWBW describe the airfield itself. Weather 21 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wanamie specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wanamie.
About Wanamie, Pennsylvania
Wanamie lies embraced by the rolling contours of Luzerne County, where the gentle slopes of the Susquehanna River valley begin their ascent. It lies 9.5 miles west-south-west of Wilkes Barre, PA (from Wilkes Barre, PA: bearing 238°T), and is situated 9.5 miles west-south-west of Wilkes-Barre. The landscape here is a verdant mosaic of mature woodlands, interspersed with fields that, in the soft light of late afternoon, seem to glow with an inner luminescence. The air carries the clean scent of pine and damp earth, a perennial perfume that clings to the winding country roads. Here, the rhythm of life is dictated less by the clock and more by the slow turning of seasons, by the rustle of leaves overhead and the distant murmur of the river. The history of Wanamie is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the industrious spirit that once fueled the region's coal mines. Though the deep seams have long since been depleted, the legacy of that era still whispers through the weathered barns and the enduring resilience of its people. The local economy, once dominated by the extraction of anthracite, has since diversified, with agriculture and small businesses now forming the backbone of Wanamie's steady commerce. The surrounding terrain, sculpted by ancient glaciers and carved by water, offers a quiet beauty, a testament to the enduring power of nature and the quiet strength of a community that has weathered its own share of change.
Live animated radar for Wanamie 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 | Wanamie, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.173416°N, 76.03548°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 18634 |
| 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 Wanamie, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wanamie, 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 Wanamie includes coordinates 41.173416°N, 76.035480°W, situated in Luzerne County. ZIP code 18634. 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.
