Derrick City, Pennsylvania Weather
Derrick City, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Derrick City, McKean County.
Full aviation weather for Derrick City is published on the Bradford Regional Airport (KBFD) page, 20 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. 4 airfields within reach of Derrick City 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 Derrick City: Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport (KOLE) 34 km · Wellsville Municipal Airport - Tarantine Field (KELZ) 50 km · Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport (KJHW) 60 km
Conditions reported at KBFD describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Derrick City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Derrick City.
About Derrick City, Pennsylvania
Derrick City rises from the rolling terrain of McKean County, a place where the dense green of the Allegheny Plateau presses in close, its hemlocks and maples a constant, hushed presence. It lies 35.2 miles east-south-east of Jamestown, NY (from Jamestown, NY: bearing 104°T), and is situated 3.9 miles east-north-east of Bradford. The land itself breathes a cool, damp air, often carrying the scent of pine needles and the rich earth after a rain. Small streams, their waters cool and clear, thread through the hollows, reflecting the ever-changing sky in their quicksilver passage. The roads here curve with the contours of the land, following the natural inclinations of the hills rather than imposing a rigid geometry. Even on a bright afternoon, there’s a certain softness to the light, filtered through the canopy, that lends a quietude to the landscape. This is a place whose story is deeply entwined with the black gold that once flowed beneath its surface. The landscape bears the quiet scars of a booming oil industry from a bygone era, though the derricks themselves are now mostly stories whispered on the wind. The local economy, while diversified, still echoes that foundational drive, with a resilient spirit that has seen Derrick City adapt and endure. The community maintains a grounded character, a sense of shared history that is palpable in the unassuming architecture and the neighborly greetings exchanged along the main thoroughfares. There’s a gentle pace to life here, a steady rhythm dictated by the seasons and the enduring connection to the surrounding natural world.
Live animated radar for Derrick City 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 | Derrick City, McKean County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 41.970619°N, 78.571414°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16701, 16727 |
| 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 Derrick City, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Derrick City, 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 Derrick City includes coordinates 41.970619°N, 78.571414°W, situated in McKean County. ZIP code 16701, 16727. 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.
