Orefield, PA Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (18069)
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This Date in Weather History
1777 - The Battle of Germantown was fought in a morning fog that grew more dense with the smoke of battle, causing great confusion. Americans firing at each other contributed to the loss of the battle.
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Orefield 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Saturday Oct 4
Day: Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Sunday Oct 5
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Monday Oct 6
Day: Sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Tuesday Oct 7
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Night: Rain showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday Oct 8
Day: Rain showers before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Thursday Oct 9
Day: Sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Friday Oct 10
Day: Sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 7:03 AM
Sunset 6:41 PM
Last Light 7:08 PM
Moonset 3:56 AM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Fri's High Temperature
103 at Gila Bend, AZ and 3 Miles East Southeast Of Casa Grande, AZ
Fri's Low Temperature
23 at Angel Fire, NM
Weather Folklore
The pitcher plant opens wider before a rain.
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About Orefield, Pennsylvania
Orefield is a small unincorporated community in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The community is split between North Whitehall and South Whitehall townships. Orefield is part of the Lehigh Valley, which has a population of 861,899 and is the 68th-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. as of the 2020 census.
Located along Pennsylvania Route 309, Orefield has the ZIP Code of 18069. Its name is derived from the extensive deposits of limonite (iron ore) once mined here. It was once the terminus of the Siegersville Branch of the Ironton Railroad, which was extended here to haul the ore. Orefield is the former home to Parkland High School. It is located outside of Allentown. Orefield is surrounded by many suburban housing developments, many of which were former farms operated by the Pennsylvania Dutch whose influence in the community is waning. Several covered bridges nearby cross the Jordan Creek.
Located near Orefield is a large factory for Alpo a dog food company, which has been owned by Ralston Purina since the 1990s. Also located nearby are the Jaindl turkey farms; Orefield's turkey farms provide the already-slaughtered turkeys that are presented to the president of the United States each Thanksgiving; the live turkeys that are pardoned at the same presentation come from rotating locations). Located in Orefield is Shankweiler's Drive-In Theatre, the second drive-in ever built (1934) and America's oldest operating drive-in theater.
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