Bovard, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Bovard, Butler County.
Full aviation weather for Bovard is published on the Grove City Airport (K29D) page, 18 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Bovard have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Bovard: Pittsburgh/Butler Regional Airport (KBTP) 33 km · Zelienople Municipal Airport (KPJC) 34 km · Venango Regional Airport (KFKL) 35 km · New Castle Municipal Airport (KUCP) 37 km · Clarion County Airport (KAXQ) 48 km
Conditions reported at K29D describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bovard specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Bovard.
Bovard rests in a quiet corner of Butler County, where the land begins to gather itself into gentle rises and dips, hinting at the Appalachian foothills to come. It lies 33.4 miles north of McCandless, PA (from McCandless, PA: bearing 4°T), and is situated 8.4 miles south-east of Grove City. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the damp, earthy scent of well-tilled fields and the fainter, sweeter perfume of wild honeysuckle climbing over weathered fences. Oak and maple trees, their leaves turning to shades of amber and rust in the autumn, stand sentinel along the roadsides, their branches reaching out like tired old arms. The houses, mostly modest, with porches that invite a lingering gaze, seem to hunker down against the elements, their paint faded by sun and time, giving Bovard a character that is both resilient and unassuming. The history of Bovard is inextricably linked to the coal that once pulsed beneath its surface, a legacy that shaped its early economy and the stoic nature of its people. While the deep mines have long since fallen silent, the echoes of that industrious past can still be felt in the enduring spirit of the community. Agriculture continues to be a quiet hum beneath the surface of daily life, with fields of corn and soybeans stretching across the landscape, their green interrupted only by the silvery sheen of small creeks that wind their way through the terrain. For generations, families have worked this land, their lives measured by the turning of seasons and the simple, honest labor that sustains them.
Live animated radar for Bovard and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Bovard, Butler County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.073673°N, 79.971722°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16020, 15619 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bovard, Pennsylvania, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 Bovard includes coordinates 41.073673°N, 79.971722°W, situated in Butler County. ZIP code 16020, 15619. 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. 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.