Donora, Pennsylvania Weather
Donora, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Donora, Washington County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
