Donora, Pennsylvania Weather
Donora, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Donora, Washington County.
Full aviation weather for Donora is published on the Rostraver Airport (KFWQ) page, 5 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 Donora 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 Donora: Inter County Airport (K31D) 19 km · Allegheny County Airport (KAGC) 21 km · Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport (KVVS) 29 km · Washington County Airport (KAFJ) 37 km · Greene County Airport (KWAY) 38 km
Conditions reported at KFWQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Donora specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Donora, Pennsylvania
Donora rests in the embrace of southwestern Pennsylvania's rolling hills, where the Monongahela River, a broad, slow-moving artery, defines its western edge. It lies 12.7 miles south-south-west of North Huntingdon, PA (from North Huntingdon, PA: bearing 212°T), and is situated 9.0 miles south-south-east of Jefferson Hills. The land here rises and falls with a quiet dignity, cloaked in the deep greens of summer foliage and the muted browns of autumn. Steep slopes, once bared by industry, now soften under a persistent verdure, their contours hinting at the earth's ancient shaping. The air, especially after a rain, carries a clean, damp scent, mingling with the faint, metallic tang that sometimes drifts from the river. In the late afternoon, as the sun begins its descent, long shadows stretch across the narrow streets, painting the clapboard houses and brick storefronts in hues of amber and rose. This is a place whose story is deeply intertwined with the iron and coal that once fueled a nation. For generations, the rhythm of Donora pulsed with the clang of steel mills and the steady beat of mining operations, drawing a diverse workforce to its banks. The legacy of that industrial past is still visible in the sturdy architecture and the enduring spirit of its people, a resilience forged in shared labor and community bonds. While the great furnaces have long cooled, the memory of that era lingers, a subtle undercurrent in the town's present-day character. Today, the river remains a vital presence, offering a different kind of sustenance, and the town continues to find its footing, its future being quietly written along its familiar, well-trodden paths.
Live animated radar for Donora 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 | Donora, Washington County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.173405°N, 79.857547°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 15033 |
| 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 Donora, Pennsylvania Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Donora, 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 Donora includes coordinates 40.173405°N, 79.857547°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 15033. 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.
