Champion, Pennsylvania Weather
Champion, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Champion, Allegheny County.
Full aviation weather for Champion is published on the Pittsburgh International Airport (KPIT) page, 9 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 Champion 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 Champion: Washington County Airport (KAFJ) 32 km · Jefferson County Airpark (K2G2) 35 km · Beaver County Airport (KBVI) 40 km · Columbiana County Airport (K02G) 41 km · Wheeling Ohio County Airport (KHLG) 41 km
Conditions reported at KPIT describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Champion specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Champion.
About Champion, Pennsylvania
Champion rests in a fold of rolling hills, where the land begins its gentle, persistent slope towards the larger valleys of Western Pennsylvania. It lies 13.5 miles west-north-west of Mount Lebanon, PA (from Mount Lebanon, PA: bearing 290°T), and is situated 8.0 miles north-west of South Fayette. The air here, especially in the early mornings, carries a damp, earthy scent, a mingling of fallen leaves and the cool breath rising from unseen hollows. Fields of corn and soybeans, their stalks standing sentinel, stretch across the terrain, occasionally broken by stands of mature oak and maple trees that lend a rugged, untamed character to the horizon. The roads, often winding and edged with wild growth, seem to follow the natural contours of the land, as if laid down by the deer and foxes that still claim these woods as their own. The history of Champion is deeply intertwined with the agricultural pulse of the region, a place where generations have coaxed sustenance from this fertile, yet demanding, soil. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of land and opportunity, cleared these forests and established a way of life built on hard work and the changing seasons. While the echoes of past industries, perhaps coal or timber, are faint now, the enduring legacy is one of resilience and a deep connection to the earth. The local economy, though modest, still finds strength in farming and the small businesses that serve the surrounding farms, their storefronts offering practical goods rather than fleeting trends. Occasionally, a particularly vibrant sunset bleeds across the western sky, a silent, painterly testament to the enduring beauty of this quiet corner of the county.
Live animated radar for Champion 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Champion, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.422568°N, 80.290894°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15057, 15622 |
| 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 |
About This Champion, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Champion, 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 Champion includes coordinates 40.422568°N, 80.290894°W, situated in Allegheny County. ZIP code 15057, 15622. 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.
