Wiconisco, Pennsylvania Weather
Wiconisco, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wiconisco, Dauphin County.
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About Wiconisco, Pennsylvania
Wiconisco rests in a valley where the land begins its slow, deliberate climb towards higher ridges, a place where the Susquehanna River’s influence is felt in the very air, a cool, damp breath carrying the scent of loam and distant pine. It lies 18.9 miles north-north-east of Lower Paxton, PA (from Lower Paxton, PA: bearing 16°T), and is situated 0.7 miles north-east of Lykens. The houses, many of them sturdy and weathered stone or clapboard, huddle together as if for comfort against the broad sweep of the surrounding countryside, their roofs catching the muted light that filters through the often-overcast skies of this particular corner of Pennsylvania. The terrain here is a study in patient erosion, the hillsides etched with the sinuous lines of forgotten streams and the occasional bold scar of a more recent landslide, all of it softened by a persistent greenness that clothes even the steepest inclines. The history of Wiconisco is bound to the earth, its origins deeply rooted in the extraction of anthracite coal, a dark, luminous treasure that once fueled the furnaces of a burgeoning nation. Evidence of this past lingers, not in grand monuments, but in the very layout of the streets, the sturdy, no-nonsense architecture of the former company stores, and the quiet resilience of the people who have called this valley home for generations. The local economy, once dominated by the deep mines and the roar of coal trains, has shifted, now finding its pulse in smaller industries and the quiet hum of daily life, with the river continuing to play a vital role, offering a different kind of sustenance and a gentle, ever-present reminder of nature’s enduring power.
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| Location | Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.573419°N, 76.691355°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 17097 |
| 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 Wiconisco, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wiconisco, 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 Wiconisco includes coordinates 40.573419°N, 76.691355°W, situated in Dauphin County. ZIP code 17097. 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.
