Wind Gap, Pennsylvania Weather
Wind Gap, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Wind Gap, Northampton County.
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About Wind Gap, Pennsylvania
Wind Gap rests in a broad saddle of the Kittatinny Ridge, a place where the land seems to pause, exhaling a breath of quietude before the next rise. It lies 11.6 miles north-north-west of Easton, PA (from Easton, PA: bearing 341°T), and is situated 8.4 miles south-east of Chestnuthill. Rolling hills, cloaked in the deep greens of summer or the fiery hues of autumn, embrace the valley, their slopes etched with the straight, purposeful lines of agricultural fields and the wilder, untamed sprawl of deciduous woodlands. Sunlight spills over the eastern shoulders of the ridge, painting the sky with the soft golds and lavenders of dawn, a daily benediction that promises a new beginning. The air here carries the clean scent of pine needles and damp earth, a constant reminder of the wildness that still presses in on the edges of human habitation. The history of Wind Gap is as much about the passage of people as it is about the enduring landscape. It was a vital crossroads for generations, a natural gateway through the formidable Kittatinny chain, first for Native American trails and later for colonial settlers pushing westward. The local economy, once rooted in farming the fertile valley floor and quarrying the abundant stone, now sees a steady hum of commerce and service industries catering to a populace drawn to the area's serene beauty and relative affordability. While no grand monuments mark its past, the very stones of its older buildings whisper tales of hardy folk who worked this land, their lives a testament to the quiet resilience that defines Wind Gap.
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| Location | Wind Gap, Northampton County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.848151°N, 75.291569°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 18091 |
| 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 Wind Gap, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wind Gap, 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 Wind Gap includes coordinates 40.848151°N, 75.291569°W, situated in Northampton County. ZIP code 18091. 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.
