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Current conditions at

Schuylkill County/Joe Zerbey Airport (KZER)

Lat: 40.71°NLon: 76.37°WElev: 1730ft.

Light Rain

54°F

12°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed SE 9 mph
Barometer 30.07 in
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 0.50 mi
Wind Chill51°F (11°C)
Last update 16 Oct 12:35 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Pottsville PA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5am. Low around 54. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 54 °F

    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. High near 75. South wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 75 °F

    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 8pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 41 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 48. North wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Gradual
    Clearing

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Widespread frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 32. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Frost

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 56.

    High: 56 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61.

    High: 61 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5am. Low around 54. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. High near 75. South wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 8pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 41. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 48. North wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Saturday Night
Widespread frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 32. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 56.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35.
Monday
Areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 61.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 62.
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Point Forecast:
Pottsville PA
 40.65°N 76.22°W (Elev. 942 ft)
Last Update:
8:06 pm EDT Oct 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12am EDT Oct 16, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 22, 2026
 
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