Gilberton, PA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

21°F
Feels Like 17°F  
Humidity 75% Dew Point 14°F Wind W 3 MPH Gusts 4 Barometer 29.76 in.
Report from a MADIS/MESONET weather station 1.9 mi. SW of central Gilberton
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuDec 11
Thu Dec 11: Partly Cloudy, Low 17F
 
17
FriDec 12
Fri Dec 12: Sunny, High 29F, Low 16F
29
16
SatDec 13
Sat Dec 13: Mostly Cloudy, High 34F, Low 19F
34
19
SunDec 14
Sun Dec 14: Partly Sunny, High 23F, Low 12F
23
12
MonDec 15
Mon Dec 15: Partly Sunny, High 25F, Low 15F
25
15
TueDec 16
Tue Dec 16: Mostly Sunny, High 27F, Low 20F
27
20
WedDec 17
Wed Dec 17: Mostly Cloudy, High 38F, Low 30F
38
30

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7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Warming trend through the week with high temperatures climbing from 29°F to 38°F. Mostly dry conditions with only one day showing snow chances.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 9°F below the historical average for December. Normal highs for this period are around 41°F with lows around 25°F.

This Date in Weather History

1932 - Very cold weather prevailed along the West Coast. San Francisco received 0.8 inch of snow, and at the airport the temperature dipped to 20 degrees. At Sacramento CA, the mercury dipped to 17 degrees to establish an all-time record low for that location. Morning lows were below freezing from the 9th to the 15th at Sacramento, and the high on the 11th was just 34 degrees. The cold wave dealt severe damage to truck crops and orange groves in the Sacramento Valley.

More on this and other weather history

Gilberton, PA 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Dec 11

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. Northwest wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday Dec 12

Sunny

Day: Sunny, with a high near 29. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Increasing Clouds

Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 16. Calm wind.

Saturday Dec 13

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Snow Showers Likely

Night: Snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 19. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Sunday Dec 14

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 23.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12.

Monday Dec 15

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 25.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Tuesday Dec 16

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.

Wednesday Dec 17

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Thursday Dec 18

Showers

Day: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 47. Chance of precipitation is 30%.


About Gilberton, PA

Gilberton is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States, four miles (7 km) west by south of Mahanoy City. Its population was 583 at the 2020 census, a decline from the figure of 769 tabulated in 2010. Extensive deposits of anthracite coal are in the region, and coal-mining had been practiced by many of the 4,373 people who lived there in 1900. The coal-mining industry was thriving in 1910, and 5,401 people lived in Gilberton.

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