Champion, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Champion, Fayette County.
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Champion breathes a quiet resilience, its broad shoulders hunched against the rolling hills that cradle it. It lies 26.4 miles south-east of North Huntingdon, PA (from North Huntingdon, PA: bearing 132°T), and is situated 6.4 miles east-south-east of Bear Rocks. The land here is a study in muted greens and earthy browns, a landscape shaped by the patient hand of water and time. Creeks, no more than silver threads in the morning sun, wind their way through fields that have seen generations of plow and harvest. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean, sharp scent of damp soil and pine, a primal perfume that clings to the skin. Even on a clear day, a certain softness pervades the light, as if the sky itself has been filtered through a fine, ancient gauze, lending a gentle haze to the distant treelines. This is a place where the echoes of industry still resonate, though the great machines are long silent. Champion's past is etched into the very bones of the earth, a legacy of coal and iron that once fueled a nation's hunger. The local economy, once driven by the deep veins beneath the surface, has shifted, finding new life in the fertile soil and the quiet persistence of its people. Small farms, their barns weathered and their fences sturdy, dot the countryside, a testament to a different kind of labor, one measured by seasons and the sun's arc. It's a rhythm that has settled over Champion, a steady, unhurried pulse that beats in time with the rustling leaves and the distant murmur of the Youghiogheny River, a constant companion to the land.
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| Location | Champion, Fayette County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.075074°N, 79.35809°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 | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
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, 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 Champion includes coordinates 40.075074°N, 79.358090°W, situated in Fayette 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. 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.