Blanchard, Pennsylvania Weather
Blanchard, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Blanchard, Allegheny County.
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About Blanchard, Pennsylvania
Blanchard rests in a hollow of hills, where the land folds in on itself like a worn-out map. It lies 10.8 miles north of Penn Hills, PA (from Penn Hills, PA: bearing 3°T), and is situated 6.9 miles north-north-west of New Kensington. The terrain here is a study in muted greens and browns, a patchwork of timbered slopes and fields that follow the contours of the earth. Creeks, often no more than a whisper of water over smooth stones, thread their way through the valleys, their banks thick with ferns and the occasional stand of sycamores. The air carries the scent of damp soil after a rain, a clean, earthy perfume that clings to the skin. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-overcast sky, falls in broad, soft shafts, illuminating the quiet persistence of the woods and the patient cultivation of the land. The history of Blanchard is deeply entwined with the extraction of coal, a rough-and-tumble past that left its mark on the community's character. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, the memory of that industry still hums beneath the surface, a reminder of the hard work and resilience that shaped this place. The local economy now leans towards agriculture and smaller service businesses, with farms dotting the surrounding countryside, their barns weathered and sturdy against the elements. There is a quiet dignity to the way life unfolds in Blanchard, a steady rhythm dictated by seasons and the needs of the land, a place where the passing of years is measured not in grand pronouncements, but in the slow growth of trees and the enduring strength of community bonds.
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| Location | Blanchard, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.657288°N, 79.828385°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16826, 16841, 15084 |
| 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 Blanchard, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Blanchard, 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 Blanchard includes coordinates 40.657288°N, 79.828385°W, situated in Allegheny County. ZIP code 16826, 16841, 15084. 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.
