Crabtree, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Crabtree, Westmoreland County.
Full aviation weather for Crabtree is published on the Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (KLBE) page, 11 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 Crabtree 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 Crabtree: Inter County Airport (K31D) 26 km · Rostraver Airport (KFWQ) 35 km · Allegheny County Airport (KAGC) 39 km · Indiana County–Jimmy Stewart Airport (KIDI) 43 km · Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport (KVVS) 47 km
Conditions reported at KLBE describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Crabtree specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Crabtree.
Crabtree rests in a hollow, a place where the land folds in on itself, gathering the quietude of the Appalachian foothills. It lies 13.9 miles east of North Huntingdon, PA (from North Huntingdon, PA: bearing 81°T), and is situated 5.5 miles north-east of Greensburg. The terrain here is a study in muted greens and browns, the rolling hills softened by the persistent presence of mature trees, their canopies forming a dense, breathing roof. Streams, no more than silver threads in the summer sun, wind their way through the valleys, their banks a tangle of ferns and moss-covered rocks. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a damp, earthy scent, a subtle perfume of decaying leaves and damp soil that seems to cling to everything. Even the sunlight, filtering through the leaves, feels diffused, a gentle luminescence that promises an early twilight. The history of Crabtree is a story etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistent hum of industry and the enduring spirit of its people. Once, the land echoed with the clang of pickaxes and the rumble of coal trains, the very lifeblood of the region drawn from the earth’s dark veins. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, the legacy of that labor remains, a quiet strength in the character of Crabtree. The local economy now leans more on the steady pulse of small businesses and the agricultural rhythms of the surrounding countryside, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards the horizon. There are no sprawling universities or famous actors to claim as its own, but Crabtree possesses a distinct, unpretentious identity, a place where life unfolds at a pace dictated by the seasons and the enduring traditions of close-knit communities.
Live animated radar for Crabtree 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 | Crabtree, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.36229°N, 79.470595°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15624 |
| 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 Crabtree, 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 Crabtree includes coordinates 40.362290°N, 79.470595°W, situated in Westmoreland County. ZIP code 15624. 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.