Clairton, Pennsylvania Weather
Clairton, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Clairton, Allegheny County.
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About Clairton, Pennsylvania
Clairton unfolds along the Monongahela River, a ribbon of iron-grey water that has long dictated its fortunes. It lies 8.4 miles west-south-west of North Huntingdon, PA (from North Huntingdon, PA: bearing 252°T), and is situated 9.9 miles east-south-east of Mount Lebanon. The landscape here is a study in contrasts: steep hillsides, cloaked in a determined green of deciduous trees and tenacious undergrowth, plunge down to the river's edge, where the town itself has been built. The air, especially after a rain, carries a mineral tang, a faint echo of the earth’s deep workings. Houses cling to the inclines, their porches and windows facing the river, as if perpetually waiting for a returning tide or a familiar barge. The sky, often a vast, bruised canvas of greys and blues, can at dusk be painted with streaks of molten gold and rose, a fleeting beauty that belies the industrial hum that is Clairton's ever-present heartbeat. For generations, Clairton was a crucible of American industry, forged in the fires of steel and coal. The very ground beneath its streets seems to pulse with the memory of the blast furnaces, their towering silhouettes once dominating the horizon. The local economy, though shifted from its heavy industrial roots, still bears the indelible mark of that era, a legacy etched into the character of its people, who carry a quiet resilience. The river, once a highway for raw materials and finished goods, remains a vital artery, though its traffic now carries a different sort of cargo. Clairton's story is one of grit and endurance, a testament to the enduring spirit of a community that has weathered profound change, its identity inextricably bound to the relentless flow of the Monongahela.
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| Location | Clairton, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.292292°N, 79.881715°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15025 |
| 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 Clairton, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Clairton, 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 Clairton includes coordinates 40.292292°N, 79.881715°W, situated in Allegheny County. ZIP code 15025. 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.
